A rejoinder

I am grateful for the careful attention that the contributors to this symposium have given to my work. Their constructive engagement with my paper is most welcome and will no doubt stimulate further lines of inquiry in the field of Australian political thought. With a view to promoting critical debate, I would like to respond to a few of the points made and in some cases integrate them into my argument. I have organised my response around four questions, two of which are prompted by Paul Kelly's commentary on my paper. What issues are at stake in discussions of the Australian Settlement? Is the concept of an Australian Settlement, as Kelly describes it, historically accurate? What value does it have as an analytical device? There is a fourth question that can also be asked: what is the significance or political function of Kelly's account

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