'The Gates of the Inclosure have been left open and the Paling torn down': Australia's own Enclosure Movement, 1788-1820.

The article focuses on Australia's unique form of the enclosure movement that occurred between 1788 and 1820, paralleling but differing from Britain's transformation of common lands into private property. Topics include the colonial process of converting communal lands into private holdings, the social and economic impact on settlers dependent on commoning practices, and the resulting protests and tensions that reflected broader themes of dispossession and colonial expansion.