Brad Underhill

Brad Underhill is a Research Fellow at Deakin University where he teaches, lectures and is a research assistant on a number of projects. He has recently published “Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975” with colleagues Helen Gardner and Keimelo Gima. This book distils the arguments and ambitions of the founders of the nation of Papua New Guinea. His book, “Preparing a Nation; The ‘New Deal’ in the villages, 1945-1964” was recently published by ANU Press. Bill Gammage describes Preparing a Nation as “the standard reference for its subject, which covers a pivotal aspect of Australia’s colonial administration”. His doctoral thesis jointly received the Hank Nelson Memorial award for best PhD, internationally, on any aspect of Papua New Guinea’s history.