Among historians

'The Fabrication of Aboriginal History', by Keith Windchuttle, presents a deceptively simple argument that Australian historians have grossly overestimated the number of Tasmanian Aborigines killed by settlers in the first half of the 19th century. Furthermore, Keith Windschuttle contends that his own research of Tasmanian archives revealed 'hair raising' breaches of historical practice. A review of Keith Windschuttle's arguments, and counter arguments presented by 'orthodox' historians explores the broader implications of 'The Fabrication of Aboriginal History' for Australia's understanding of its true history, for the history discipline, and for Indigenous Australians' position within Australian historiography.