Blood Lust , Trust & Blame by Samantha Crompvoets
$19.95 AUD
Category: #Auspol | 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
Breaking Point: The Future of Australian Cities by Peter Seamer
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The way we plan and build cities in Australia needs to change. Australia's population is growing- between 2017 and 2046 it is projected to increase by 11.8 million, the equivalent of adding a city the size of Canberra each year for thirty years. Most of this growth will occur in the major cities, and ...Show more
Carbon Justice: The scandal of Australia’s biggest contribution to climate change by Jeremy Moss
$29.99 AUD
Category: #Auspol
A leading political philosopher takes on Australia’s biggest carbon emitters and their moral responsibilities.It’s a shocking fact: the emissions produced annually from the fossil fuels extracted by Australia’s major gas, coal and oil producers — Glencore, BHP Yancoal, Peabody, Whitehaven and Anglo-Amer ...Show more
Catch and Kill: The Politics of Power by Joel Deane
$32.95 AUD
Category: #Auspol
Power is the only measure of a politician that matters. How they win power. How they wield power. How they lose power. Catch and Kill is an inside account of the beguiling and nomadic nature of the unholy trinity of politics - the winning, the wielding, the losing. Taking us into the inner sanctum of st ...Show more
Cathy Goes to Canberra - Doing Politics Differently by Cathy McGowan
$29.95 AUD
Category: #Auspol | Series: Biography Ser.
Whenever anyone tells you that only the big parties or star candidates have a chance of winning a seat in federal parliament, just say 'Cathy McGowan'. Running as a community-backed independent candidate, Cathy won the previously safe Liberal seat of Indi in 2013 and again in 2016 and passed Indi on to ...Show more
ChinaPhobia: A Wasted Opportunity by Karim Alwadi, Mohammad Kheir Alwadi
$35.00 AUD
Category: #Auspol
How can we prevent the growing ChinaPhobia phenomenon from turning competition into mutually destructive conflict?ChinaPhobia - A Wasted Opportunity is an informative book, unbiased towards either China or America. It has been written in the form of a conversation between a father-a former journalist an ...Show more
Choice Words: A collection of writing about abortion by Louise Swinn
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir & Biography
Edited by Louise Swinn, Choice Words is a timely collection of stories, essays, rants and raves from high profile women that seeks to demystify abortion and its surrounding stigma.
Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966-2022 by David Kemp
$59.99 AUD
Category: #Auspol | Series: Australian Liberalism Ser.
David Kemp's masterly account of the story of Australian liberalism after MenziesConsent of the People- Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966-2021 explores how Australia's founding Enlightenment ideals were embodied in democratic institutions and shared values, and shaped into a unique nationa ...Show more
Easy Lies & Influence (In the National Interest) by Fiona McLeod
$19.95 AUD
Category: #Auspol | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In Australia, corruption spends public funds in pursuit of power, rewards favour, and strips support from worthy programs. It silences journalists and those charged with upholding standards of integrity by depriving them of funding. Grift and stacking are commonplace as those chasing influence infiltrat ...Show more
Enough is Enough (In the National Interest) by Kate Thwaites, Jenny Macklin
$19.95 AUD
Category: #Auspol | 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
Fact or Fission?: the truth about Australia's nuclear ambitions by Richard Broinowski
$35.00 AUD
Category: #Auspol
An updated and authoritative account of Australia's involvement with nuclear power, including the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact.Based on previously classified files and interviews with some of Australia's prominent politicians and diplomats, the first edition of Fact or Fission? revealed that the nation' ...Show more
Finding the Heart of the Nation: The Journey of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Continues (2nd Edition) by Thomas Mayo
$34.99 AUD
Category: #Auspol
In this updated edition of the bestselling book, Finding the Heart of the Nation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author Thomas Mayo gets behind the politics and legal speak to explain why the Uluru Statement from the Heart is an invitation to all Australians. Australia is set to vote on a refer ...Show more