Respect (In the National Interest) by Jill Hennessy
$20.00 AUD
Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
When Héritier Lumumba’s Collingwood teammates called him ‘Chimp’, it showed a lack of respect. When the Prime Minister referred to Brittany Higgins by her first name in parliament, it showed a lack of respect. When senator Bill Heffernan referred to then prime minister Julia Gillard as ‘deliberately bar ...Show more
Blood Lust , Trust & Blame by Samantha Crompvoets
$20.00 AUD
Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
As Australia comes to grips with accusations that some of its elite soldiers committed war crimes in Afghanistan, a catchcry for certain commentators is that the 'fog of war' explains, justifies and possibly excuses the alleged atrocities that have come to light. The term seeks to capture the uncertaint ...Show more
Our National Shame: Violence against Women (In the National Interest) by Kate Fitz-gibbon
$20.00 AUD
Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The expos s in early 2021 of sexism and sexual violence in Parliament House prompted women across the country (and some men) to take to stages, lecterns and social media to express their rage and demand action. However, while these events highlighted that violence against women is an ongoing issue in ou ...Show more
Enough is Enough (In the National Interest) by Kate Thwaites, Jenny Macklin
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
What is it about the culture and structure of Parliament House that has allowed sexual violence and harassment to flourish? Since the mid-1990s, the number of women in the Australian Parliament has increased, but unfortunately, they are still not being heard. And tragically, they are not always safe. As ...Show more
Fatal Contact - How Epidemics Nearly Wiped Out Australia's First Peoples by Peter Dowling
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Australian History Ser.
Fatal Contact explores the devastating infectious diseases introduced into the Indigenous populations of Australia after the arrival of the British colonists in 1788. Epidemics of smallpox, tuberculosis, influenza, measles and sexually transmitted diseases swept through the Indigenous populations of the ...Show more
Fighting Spirit by VARIOUS
$50.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Australia's Black Summer of 2019-20 will never be forgotten. The tragedy of lost lives, homes, livelihoods, land and wildlife, and the subsequent rallying of courageous communities across the country are captured in this unique photographic tribute to the fighting spirit of the people of Australia. Incl ...Show more
The Ferals that Ate Australia: From the bestselling author of The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Dangerous predators and ravenous herbivores: the story of Australia's feral nightmare Isolation was once the impenetrable barrier that protected Australia and its unique fauna. But a little over two hundred years ago a foreign power took possession and brought with it the foreign animals that now domina ...Show more
A Liberal State: How Australians Chose Liberalism over Socialism 1926-1966 by David Kemp
$60.00 AUD
Category: Australian
A Liberal State- How Australians Chose Liberalism over Socialism 1926-1966 explores the revival of Australian political liberalism after the Great Depression of the 1930s and its sweeping domestic political triumph after World War II over utopian socialism. The fourth title in a landmark five-volume Au ...Show more
Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement from the Heart by Megan Davis, George Williams
$28.00 AUD
Category: Australian
We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.On 26 May 2017, after a historic process of consultation, the Uluru Statement from the Heart was read out. This clear and urgent call for reform to the ...Show more
Upheaval: Disrupted Lives in Journalism by Andrew Dodd (Editor); Matthew Ricketson (Editor)
$40.00 AUD
Category: Australian
‘Journalism was a trade you could go into and if you were any good at it you were a reasonably prosperous member of the community ... that’s just no longer the case.’ — David MarrJournalists make a living out of telling other people's stories. Rarely are we shown a glimpse of their doubts and vulnerabil ...Show more
Men Without Country: The True Story of Exploration and Rebellion in the South Seas by Harrison Christian
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
A mission to collect breadfruit from Tahiti becomes the most famous mutiny in history when the crew rise up against Captain William Bligh, with accusations of food restrictions and unfair punishments. Bligh's remarkable journey back to safety is well documented, but the fates of the mutinous men remain ...Show more
Convicts Capitalists and Corruption: Nubrygyn and the Colony's Settlement West of the Great Divide by KATE GADSBY
$45.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Australian History. Convicts, Capitalists and Corruption is a gripping narrative portraying personal stories of the leaders of Sydney society, convicts building the Mountain Road and the captivating history of the pioneers who established the early settlements west of the Great Divide. It depicts the li ...Show more