Richard Broome

Richard Laurence Broome, (born 1 October 1948) is an Australian historian, academic, and emeritus professor of history at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is known as an authority on Aboriginal history in Australia.

In 2007 Broome's book ''Aboriginal Victorians: A History Since 1800'' won the Victorian Community History Awards for Best Print / Publication.

Broome was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to education in the field of history, and to historical groups". Provided by Wikipedia