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   PUBLICATIONS and RECENT RESEARCH

Books

· The Press in Colonial Queensland. A social and political history, St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1989.
· Academia Capricornia. A History of the University of Central Queensland, Rockhampton, University of Central Queensland, 1992.
· The Petrie Family. Building Colonial Brisbane (with Dimity Dornan), St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1992.
· Futures for Central Queensland (co-edited with Dani Stehlik and Grahame Griffin), Rockhampton, Rural Social and Economic Research Centre, 1996.
· Disreputable Profession. Journalists and Journalism in Colonial Australia (sole editor), Rockhampton, Central Queensland University Press, 1997.
· The Rockhampton Wintergarden: a Heritage Study, Rockhampton, Centre for Social Science Research, CQU (co-author with Ray Boyle, Christine Burke and Betty Cosgrove), 2001
· Consent and Consensus. Politics, Media and Governance in twentieth-century Australia (with Professor Jean Hillier) St Lucia, University of Queensland Press (in preparation) 2003
Chapters
· “’Old Tales. New Techniques’: Popular Journalism 1870-1930” in Ann Curthoys and Julianne Schultz (eds), Journalism Print, Politics and Popular Culture, St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1999
· "Contemporary Print Media" in J. Craik, J. Bailey and A. Moran, Public Voices, Private Interests: Australia's Media Policy, Allen and Unwin, 1995 (pp. 53-72).***
· 'Fame or Fiasco? Press reaction to the Dawson Labor Government" in Scott, J. and Saunders, K. (eds.), The World's First Labor Government, Brisbane, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 2001.
· “Rethinking regional identity” in Cryle, Griffin and Stehlik (eds), Futures for Central Queensland, Rockhampton, RSERC, 1996 pp 61-62.
· “Stability or Stagnation; the regional press” in Cryle, Griffin and Stehlik (eds), Futures for Central Queensland, Rockhampton, RSERC, 1196, pp 71-78.
· “Mapping Print Cultures: the Rockhampton Reading Project” (with Betty Cosgrove”) in Warwick Mules and Helen Miller (eds.) Mapping Regional Cultures, Rockhampton, Rural, Social and Economic Research Centre, pp 45-52.
· “The University as Publisher” in Craig Munro (ed.), UQP – The Writer’s Press, St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1998, pp.195-213
· "Reworking traditions: the Bulletin and beyond" in Buckridge and McKay (eds), A History of Queensland Writing (in preparation).
· "Writing and Reading in Central Queensland: the nineteenth-century" in Buckridge and McKay (eds), A History of Queensland Writing (in preparation).

Journal and Refereed Articles
· “The Unworthy Discourse. Journalism, History, Theory” in J Ewart (ed) Proceedings of the Journalism Education Association Conference, December 1999, pp. 40-47
· “Niche markets or monopolies?: Regional Media, government policy and the cross-media review,” Media International Australia, no. 88, August 1998, pp. 79-88
· “The Rural Reader: a Queensland survey (1930-1970),” (with Betty Cosgrove), The Australian Library Journal, v.48, no. 2, May 1999, pp.128-136
· “Birch, Caroll and Coyle and the Regional Picture Palace: a case study” (with Betty Cosgrove and Ray Boyle), Transformations online Journal v.1 no. 1, March 2000 (at www.ahs.cqu.edu.au/transformations)
· “Writing and Local Identity: a Study of Old Journalism at Moreton Bay,” Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin, v.23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 202-210
· “Corporations and Collectives: an overview of Australian newspaper companies 1860-1920”, Australian Studies in Journalism, no. 8, 1999, pp. 83-95 ***
· “Press and Cable: the Empire Press Union and Antipodean Communications, ANZCA Conference Proceedings, July 2000, pp 144-154
· “Researching Media History: national and global perspectives,” Media History, v.5 no. 1, June 1999, pp. 65-70
· "The Empire Press Union and Antipodean Communications 1900-1950", Media History, v.7, special issue on Australia and New Zealand, forthcoming
· "Australian Media Ownership and the Productivity Commission", Ejournalist, v.1, no 1, 2001 (at http://www.ejournalism.au.com/ejournalist/
· "Press Culture and Political Journalism to 1930", Continuum, v.4. no 1, 1990, pp 12-21.
· Biographical entry "William Albert Amiet", for the Australian Dictionary of Biography, v. 13.
· "The Australian Newspaper Industry: Inter-colonial perspectives", Australian Studies in Journalism, no. 1, University of Queensland, 1992, pp. 101-112.
· "Snakes in the grass. The Press and Race Relations at Moreton Bay 1846-47" in Rod Fisher (ed.), Brisbane: the Aboriginal Presence 1824-1860, Brisbane, Brisbane History Group Papers no 11, 1992, pp. 69-79.
· "Voices from the Mount: Work Cultures and Social Segregation in a Central Queensland Mining Town" (with Dr Steve Mullins and Betty Cosgrove) Oral History Association of Australia Journal, no 15, 1993, pp. 11-21.
· "The Popular Press in Colonial Australia: A Culture Industry Perspective", Australian Studies in Journalism, no 2, 1993, pp. 38-44.
· "A Disreputable Elite? Journalists and Journalism in Colonial Australia", Australian Studies in Journalism, no. 3, 1994, pp. 130-135.
· "Inventing Regional Australia: the Colonial Writings of George E. Loyau"; Voices of a Margin: Speaking for Yourself Anthology of Essays, Central Queensland University, 1994 (forthcoming).
· Journalism and Regional Identity: the Colonial Writings of George E. Loyau”, Queensland Review, v.3, no 1, April 1996, pp 1-9.
· “Queensland Remembers: VP Day and the Press”, CQU Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies, no 3 1996, pp 17-24.
· “Journalism and Status; an historical case study approach”, Australian Journalism Review, v.19, no 1, June 1997, pp 171-180.
· “Culture and Commerce: Gordon and Gotch Ltd. In Australia 1890 – 1940”, Publishing Studies, no. 2, 1997 pp. 44-49.
· “J.D. Lang” entry in Encyclopedia of Historiography, New York, Garland, 1997.
· “Press, parliament and bar: Charles Lilley’s early Queensland years” Australian Studies in Journalism, No 6, 1998, pp. 127-139.
· “The Futures for Central Queensland Project: regional and local perspectives” in G Danaher (ed.), Visions of Mackay. Conference Papers, Rockhampton, Central University Press, 1998, pp.94-102.
· “Niche Markets or Monopolies?: regional media, government policy and the cross-media review, Media Information Australia, 88, August 1998, pp. 79-88.

Recent Conference/Seminar/Publications

· “Researching the Fitzroy Link, " Get Smart Community Informatics Conference, CQU, 1999
· " 'Fame or Fiasco?: press reaction to the first Labor government in Queensland', Centenary Conference, Brisbane, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, November 1999
· " 'Long Revolution': The Australian and New Zealand press and the international cable", Faculty seminar series, May 2000

· “Media Policy in the New Millennium: the Broadcasting Inquiry and Beyond” Informatics and Communication Faculty seminar, September 2000 at http://www.ejournalism.au.com/ejournalist/v1n1.html

· “Journalism: its historical emergence and role”, The Australian Photojournalist, v.5, no. 2, November 1999, p.37
· Addressing the Nation: Adrian Deamer and the early Australian newspaper Australian Communication Lives, Canberra 17-18 Feb 2001
· " 'The Australian is not the Sun': Adrian Deamer, Rupert Murdoch and editorial independence", Faculty seminar, May 2001-03-01
· "New Journalism in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s: a comparative analysis", Australian Media Traditions Conference, June 2001 at http://www.ejournalism.au.com/ejournalist/v1n2.html
· "'Press and Protest': the Australian and the Springbok Tour of 1971", ANZCA July 2002
· " 'A Wild Idea': the foundation and Canberra years of the Australian newspaper", Faculty seminar September 2002