The Introduction of the National History Curriculum in Australia: The Aftermath of the History Wars Takao FUJIKAWA Researchers tend to emphasize that former Liberal PM John Howard and his favorite historian, Geoffrey Blainey are starkly in opposition to former Labour PM Paul Keating and the so called 'black armband history' in Australia's History Wars. They assert that there is an unbridgeable chasm between the two viewpoints: a fault line between the 'rightwing nationalism' and the 'leftwing multiculturalism'. From such a stand point the Howardian brand of neo-liberalism, which absorbed Pauline Hanson's anti-immigration ideology, and the Labour brand of multiculturalism, which offered an apology to the Aboriginal people and the stolen generations were entirely irreconcilable. However, does the discourse of the great divide really reflect the difference of actual policies? What is the end result of the History Wars? This article is an attempt to answer such questions by following the development and introduction of the national history curriculum in Australia. First the author outlines the development of the History Wars in Australia. Secondly he describes different perspectives in which the History Wars are positioned. Thirdly he deals with citizenship education and shows what the Howardian ideology and the Labour ideology had in common. Lastly the author treats the introduction of the national history curriculum and reveals the shared ground by the two apparently opposing parties. This will shed light on the continuing process of the reinvigoration of Australian nationalism.