David Dunstan is an Australian writer, journalist and historian. He was born in New York of Australian parents and is the son of Australian journalist

Keith Dunstan John Keith Dunstan (3 February 1925 – 11 September 2013), known as Keith Dunstan, was an Australian journalist and author. He was a prolific writer and the author of more than 25 books. Early life Dunstan was born in Malvern East, Victoria, ...

. He was educated at Monash, Melbourne and RMIT universities. He is currently senior research associate with the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University.

Publications

His books include ''Governing the Metropolis: Melbourne 1850-1891'' (1984), ''Better Than Pommard! A History of Wine in Victoria'' (1994), ''Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne'' (1996), ''Owen Suffolk’s Days of Crime and Years of Suffering'' (2001). His most recent book is ''A Vision for Wine: a History of the Viticultural Society of Victoria'' (2013). Together with Tom Heenan he wrote the chapter 'Don Bradman: Just a Boy From Bowral' for the Cambridge Companion to Cricket. He was a founding editor and contributor to th
Encyclopedia of Melbourne

Activities

David taught Public History and Australian Studies at Monash University from 1994 until 2014. He was Senior Historian with the Historic Buildings Council (now the

Victorian Heritage Council Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literature ...

) from 1984-1989 and subsequently Senior Exhibitions Developer with

Museum Victoria Museums Victoria is an organisation which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria: the Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum. It also manages the Royal Exhibition Building and a storage facil ...

. In 2010 he was the Menzies Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies,

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. He lives in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. He worked as a freelance journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines such as

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

, Business Review Weekly, and The Sun-Herald, and extensively in scholarly journals. He has specialist research interests in the history of Melbourne, the social history of wine and viticulture, the history of newspapers, and international sport. His current research interests include the history of Melbourne, wine and viticulture, international exhibitions, sport, newspapers, and Australian national identity.

External links

Dr David Dunstan
Dunstan's Monash University profile page
National Centre for Australian Studies
Official NCAS website
Australian Dictionary of BiographyEncyclopedia of Melbourne
* Owen Suffolk's days of crime and years of suffering * Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne * Pyrenees Wine Region, Victoria {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunstan, David 1950 births Living people Academic staff of Monash University