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A new path for Australia, as laid out by eminent economist and author of the bestselling SuperpowerCould Australia become a full-employment, renewable-energy superpower?Ross Garnaut says yes, and it starts with taxing carbon. A levy on the big polluters...

Are we about to see history repeat?'Do you ever stop and ask, 'Is it all going to happen again?' -Siegfried SassoonWe live in an age that seems eerily familiar. A time of dictators, populists, organised lying, European wars, grabs for territory,...

'The '80s were so good because you could experiment without any kind of fear any kind of consequence.' -Kate CeberanoThe '80s. The era of Hawke, a booming economy, big hair, gender benders and the new wave synth pop explosion.Every Sunday night,...

The inside story of the 2023 Voice Referendum, from Yes to NoIn late 2023, Australians voted 'No' to recognising Indigenous peoples through a constitutional Voice. Broken Heart unpacks the true, complex history of the referendum, illuminating how an...

A lobster might seem an unlikely object of aspiration.But lobsters, unlike humans, do not biologically age.In this book, naturopathic nutritionist Bridget Hancock illustrates how diet and lifestyle can complement Western medicine in pursuit of these...

The sighting of snow leopard tracks in the depths of a Ladkhi winter set off a ten-year journey through a land of mountains, Buddhism, wild creatures and adventurers...'You should come with me to Dolpo next year,' said Ade. No further encouragement was...

When assembling my work, I assembled myself, laid out on an autopsy table (of sorts). And soft meteorites presented itself as three themes - art, death, and friendship.In soft meteorites Nathan Shepherdson has installed a type of two-way valve that...

Australia's language diversity is truly breathtaking. This continent lays claim to the world's longest continuous collection of cultures, including over 440 unique languages and many more dialects. Sadly, European invasion has had severe consequences for...

A beautiful meditation on the awe-inspiring responsibility we hold with other living creatures- from their containment and loss of freedom to our intense and mysteriously mutual love.How do animals guard, serve, and care for us? And how and why do we...

My Manifesto- A 7-Step Guide To Your Best Life is a transformative book that takes you on a journey of self-discovery to assist you to live a life filled with authentic purpose and complete clarity.This comprehensive guide, with an integrated workbook,...

'To be Indian growing up in Australia is to tread the narrow line between here and there, to constantly code-switch and navigate between filling the needs and aspirations of your family, your community - and yourself.''Indian-Australian' is not a...

Madame Brussels, the most legendary brothel keeper in nineteenth-century Melbourne, is still remembered and celebrated today. But until now, little has been known about Caroline Hodgson, the woman behind the alter ego.Born in Prussia to a working-class...

Is a patrimony something we inherit or something we create? Does it mark the continuation of the past or its disappearance?Combining elements of criticism, cultural history and memoir, Patrimonies addresses the questions- How do we take from and give...

Imperial Harvest is a timely book that speaks to the universal lessons of war. It addresses pertinent themes of dispossession by tracing imperialist tactics all the way back to the rise of the Khan empire in the 13th century.Yen Se has lost everything to...

Khin's sister Theda has a strange illness and a euthanasia drug locked in a box under her bed. Her doctor thinks her problem is purely physical, and so does she, but Khin is not so sure. He knows what they both went through growing up in Perth - it...

'You are fluid, composed of smoke or air, morphing between ectoplasm and skeleton. It is a dance, a cosmic strip show- a flash of spine, and then a rib cage, clean as a fish. Who is laying these bones down, one by one? Is it me who is making you, or are...

A frank, hopeful and darkly funny memoir of postpartum psychosis and recovery'I do not know who I am anymore or where I have gone ...'Ariane Beeston is a child protection worker and newly registered psychologist when she gives birth to her first child -...

It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne and Sydney.Houdini has a new obsession- aviation. He has brought with him from...

Noongar writer Kim Scott has won the Miles Franklin Award twice for his novels. In this moving essay, Tony Birch shows how Scott uses fiction as a pathway to truth. We meet a writer who 'inhabits a range of guises, faces he wears to interrogate the...

A journey through Torres Strait Islander culture and identity, past and present'My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep...

In Detachable Penis- A Queer Legal Saga, Elkin relates his bumpy journey from lesbian to transgender lawyer in the aftermath of the 2017 marriage equality postal survey.As the inaugural lawyer of Victoria's queer law service, Elkin is quickly immersed in...

The first adaption of a complete Shakespeare play entirely in one Australian Aboriginal language, this books track the passionate project of language recovery and restoration into a highly successful mainstage production.The play Hecate is a landmark...

'A unique story of pain and triumph told superbly by Anne Manne, who follows victims of abuse as they shatter an old alliance between leading citizens of Newcastle and its Anglican cathedral on the hill which for decades protected brazen paedophile...

Winner of the 2024 University of QLD Non Fiction Book AwardIn Abbas El-Zein's new memoir, conflicts abound - either tragic or amusing, sometimes both - between teachers and students, left- and right-wing factions, civilians and militiamen and, not least,...

What happens to the adolescent spirit when all vestiges of innocence about the world are foregone, replaced within the grinding sounds of concrete and metal of the CBD of Melbourne? A place where train tunnels become nesting sites, carpark stairwells...

From Melbourne to the Islands- The Artful Lives of the Cohen Sisters'Romance is in all of us. We long to fashion romantic careers for ourselves. We yearn to read those of others, whether they be of love, life, wealth'-so wrote artist-journalist Valerie...

Security starts at home ...Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and...

The twentieth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia's momentous decision to form a security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom that includes an ambitious, expensive and risky plan to acquire nuclear-power submarines - a...

'The constant search for autonomy and freedom is in every woman.'Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, she has worked tirelessly to...

Where will Dutton lead the Coalition?Who is Peter Dutton, and what happened to the Liberal Party? In Bad Cop, Lech Blaine traces the making of a hardman - from Queensland detective to leader of the Opposition, from property investor to minister for Home...

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 studies with political insights and unvarnished rage...

'The most literate and persuasive of all contributions on Australia's Indigenous people' -Marcia Langton W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. In his 1968 Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale', regarding...

The final collection from the award-winning 'poet of the Hawkesbury River'In the old days I used to think art That was purely imagined could fly higher Than anything real. Now I feel a small fluttering Bird in my own pulse, a connection to the sky. -from...

God and the Angel is the first illustrated book on the 1948 Old Vic Tour of Australia and New Zealand, led by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.Written from an Australian perspective and utilising never-before published photos from the National...

Ekho is a poem in three parts. Through poetic narrative, this work considers the 'echo' as a social and historical phenomenon. From Echo, the nymph of Greek mythology who's voice was stolen by the gods, through to the advent of the Amazon Echo smart...

Does China really want to attack Australia?"The strategic air in Australia has for many years now resounded with the thumping talk of imminent conflict. But how likely is war with China?" JAMES CURRANThe nineteenth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs...

I saved the pieces of you when you fell apartRobert Adamson wrote that Robbie Coburn's poems "come from tough experiences, yet are created with a muscular craft that glows with alert intelligence". Largely set within stark farmland and surreal,...

The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia's evolving ties with the United States as the power balance in Asia changes and as Washington continues to face bitter domestic divides. We Need to Talk about America looks at the future...

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of lawUntil well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim...

A hilarious and heart-warming memoir of teaching, treasure hunts and finding your own way in lifeA.J. 'Sandy' Mackinnon is best known to readers as a much-loved travel writer. But between eccentric voyages, he has for almost forty years taught at schools...

Sam Sempill was born in Australia and raised in a traditional Lao family.The recipes in this book follow the trail of Sam's grandmother's cooking back to Lao. The food her grandmother cooked has remained a constant in Sam's life, providing her with a...

A thoroughly absorbing, must-read examination of why Australia's relationship with India might hold the key to our future, by federal MP Andrew CharltonThe time has come for Australia and India to forge closer ties - and reap the benefits. But will...

The Hottest 100 is a national institution.Every year since 1993, Australia's national youth broadcaster triple j has held annual countdown of listeners' 100 favourite songs of the year, as voted by the public. It's as iconic of modern Australiana as...

Winner, Prime Minister's Literary Award for Nonfiction 2023 Sam Vincent is a twenty-something writer living in the inner suburbs, scrabbling to make ends meet, when he gets a call from his mother- his father has stuck his hand in a woodchipper, but...

This book is for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of why the Australian wine scene is the way it is today and get more enjoyment out of a wider range of delicious wines.Australian wine has been through a revolution over the last two decades...

Anna Jacobson mixes up the fiercely serious with the whimsical in her second book of poems, exploring a daily life of navigating small rituals and routines along with anxiety, a crippling companion.Anxious in a Sweet Store is Anna Jacobson's second...

Every parent wants to do the right thing by their sports-playing children. The problem is that no-one tells us exactly what the 'right thing' is.Sure, we get bombarded with a list of things not to do, and we receive basic instructions on how to...

'In reading the book, parts of Howitt's character made my skin crawl, but the uncovering of his life was revelatory ... I believe the publication of Line of Blood will be at a very pertinent time' -Bruce PascoeLine of Blood- The Truth of Alfred Howitt...