Clive Robert Moore was born in 1951 in Mackay. He received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1973 and his PhD in 1981 from James Cook University. From the 1970s, his research interests have included the history of Queensland, Australia, Pacific Islands, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands; community, ethnic and minority history; and public and organisational history. In 2005, he was awarded a Cross of Solomon Islands for his historical work on Malaita Island. Moore is an Emeritus Professor at The University of Queensland. From 2008 to 2013 he was Head of the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. He retired from the McCaughey Chair in History in 2015. Moore has authored numerous books, chapters, journal articles and reports on the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Australia’s Pacific Island immigrants, federation, masculinity and sexuality.