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Crossing the Dead Heart is a classic narrative of modern exploration - and follows the first crossing of the Simpson desert by the author in 1939 ...
'An engrossing account of the complex relationship between a river and the cities that grew up around it.' Nick Earls
When floods devastated South East ...
The humanitarian crimes committed by Australian authorities against their own citizens, beginning in early 2020, will live on in infamy, but it is the people ...
In 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters ...
In South Australia, the Cornish connection with the state's copper mining communities is well-known and deservedly celebrated. So too is the influence of the ...
In 1855 talented astronomer and scientist Charles Todd had a dream to build a telegraph line across Australia to connect it to the world. This ...
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked.
The Whitlam government of 197275 ...
What does the first poetry in Australia, written by the Judge who declared the land terra nullius, tell us about the singular nature of colonialism ...
History, geopolitics, blood feuds and the ingredients of a successful Australian armed intervention.
In 2003 Australia conceived, financed and led a Pacific-wide intervention into Solomon ...
Winner of the Tasmanian Book Prize,
The Age Book of the Year
'James Boyce tells the true history of this country with rare clarity and ...
'This moving story of thousands of cast away children is a vital part of our nation's history.' -David Hill, author of The Forgotten Children ...
Inside Australia's most venerable book publishing house.
Australia's oldest university press is also one of our best known and most trusted publishers. Founded ...
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Longlisted, 2023 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award **
Longlisted, The 2023 Australian Political Book ...
In 1788, Great Britain founded a colony in Australia to swallow up its criminals. And swallow them it did - more than 160,000 men and ...
Yes, Sydney can be vulgar, corrupt, facile, ugly, brash and mindlessly hedonistic, but it is also visually beautiful, sensual, playful, dynamic, with a sense of ...
