Fight for Liberty and Freedom The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism by John Maynard
29.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in the vibrant 1960s which culminated in the famous Aboriginal tent embassy in 1972.Rather, the first politically organised and united all-Aboriginal activist group was the ...Show more
Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice by Anne Manne
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
A searing expose of institutional child abuse, and the remarkable story of the survivors who would not be silenced For many years, Newcastle was the centre of an extensive paedophile network run by members of the Anglican church - and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other ...Show more
Bad Cop: Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics (Quarterly Essay #93) by Lech Blaine
27.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Where will Dutton lead the Coalition? A portrait of Peter Dutton, as well as a modern interrogation of the Australian suburbs and the people who live there. 2022 saw the splintering of the Liberal Party's electoral coalition. Influential conservatives have urged Peter Dutton to forget about the seats l ...Show more
The Forest Wars: The ugly truth about what's happening in our tall forests by David Lindenmayer
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Lifts the lid on destruction of native forests by government corporations and logging industry that is making bushfires worse, killing wildlife and costing taxpayers millions, for the sake of woodchips for export. Since colonisation, Australia has been frantically logging our native forests as if our l ...Show more
Stories That Want To Be Told: The Long Lede Anthology by Judith Neilson Institute
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Passion pieces from the next generation of Australian longform journalists. Nine Australian writers, mentored by nine experienced Australian journalists, developed stories that they knew needed to be shared. With direction from Amanda Hooton of GW, Claire Keenan explores Catholicism in rural Australia, ...Show more
The Great Housing Hijack: The Hoaxes and Myths Keeping Prices High for Renters and Buyers in Australia by Cameron K. Murray
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
The Great Housing Hijack reveals how vested interests pull the strings on the property market in Australia, and offers a solution for genuinely affordable housing for those who need it. Everyone claims to want affordable housing, but no one wants cheap housing. While Australians on regular incomes dre ...Show more
Angry at Breakfast: Ten Years of Editorials from The Saturday Paper by Erik Jensen
26.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Some of Australia's best political writing- a dazzling chronicle from the editor of The Saturday Paper Drawn from the first ten years of The Saturday Paper, these editorials tell the story of a country in trouble. They are a penetrating account of the people who have led Australia, fusing character stu ...Show more
Gladys: A Leader's Undoing by Paul Farrell
19.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Gladys Berejiklian was one of Australia's most popular premiers. Forging a path for New South Wales through the difficult early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, she seemed unstoppable. But it all came crashing down. In one of the most staggering falls from grace in Australian political history, Berejiklia ...Show more
Forgotten Gardens - The story of the last market gardens in Willoughby and Northbridge NSW by RANNARD, IAN
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Pictorial
For over one hundred years there were market gardens along the valley of upper Sailors Bay Creek in the present day suburbs of Willoughby and Northbridge on Sydney's North Shore. Once a prominent feature in the district, they faded from the community's memory until one of their sites was mistakenly th ...Show more
Lower North Shore Pictorial History by Catherine Warne
24.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
Pictorial History Lower North Shore was first released in 1984 and reprinted in 1987, with a new edition printed in 2014. This edition is completely revised and updated. The book covers the North Shore from Milson's Point, taking in North Sydney, Lavender Bay, Willoughby, Chatswood, Crows Nest, St Leona ...Show more
The Lucky Ones: Stories of Australian refugee journeys by Melinda Ham
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
A moving and meticulously researched book of refugee stories from award-winning journalist Melinda Ham. Following the narratives of new Australians from Iraq, Afghanistan, Poland, Tibet, Vietnam and Zaire, The Lucky Ones is a testament to human resilience and the power of new beginnings. For fans of Th ...Show more
Return to the Hunter by Scott Bevan
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
The original story reprinted, with additional chapters telling of a new paddling adventure. After heading home from overseas, Newcastle-born writer and journalist Scott Bevan paddled the Hunter River in 2011 to reconnect with who he was and where he was from. That journey in a kayak led to the accl ...Show more