Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the revolution by ARROW, MICHELLE
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked.The Whitlam government of 1972–75 appointed a women’s advisor to national government — a world first — and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for wome ...Show more
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
$50.00 AUD
Category: Political
An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation--and the moral implications that affect us all.Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mi ...Show more
For the True Believers: Great Labor Speeches That Shaped History by Troy Bramston
$39.95 AUD
Category: Political
Front cover images: Bob Hawke, ACTU Congress, 15 September 1979 (Fairfax, (c) Michael Rayner); Gough Whitlam on the steps of Parliament House, 11 November 1975 (Australian Labor Party); Paul Keating, National Press Club, March 1996 Election Campaign (Newspix); John Curtin, wartime rally, 1942 (Fairfax). ...Show more
The Trump Tapes by Bob Woodward
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
"An uncharacteristic warning from one of the most respected, non-partisan journalists in the world" -Jake Tapper, CNN "It was riveting. I couldn't get enough of it." -Gayle King, CBS Mornings The Trump Tapes explodes with the exclusive, inside story of Trump's performance as president-in his own words ...Show more
It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
A takedown of the status quo that has enriched a few billionaires at the expense of the rest of us - and a blueprint for real change. It's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want something better. Bernie Sanders takes on the 1% and speaks blunt truths about a system that is fuelled by uncontro ...Show more
The Home Front: The never-ending war within our veterans by Patrick Lindsay
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
Forty-one Australian soldiers died in action over 20 years of fighting in Afghanistan; in that time more than 1400 veterans have taken their own lives. Veterans today are chronically over-represented when it comes to PTSD, depression, homelessness and suicide. Australians rightfully pause on Anzac Day e ...Show more
Monumental Disruptions: Aboriginal People and Colonial Commemorations in So-Called Australia by Bronwyn Carlson, Terri Farrelly
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
What is the place of Australia’s colonial memorials in today’s society? Do we remove, destroy or amend? Monumental Disruptions investigates how these memorials have been viewed, and are viewed, by First Nations people to find a way forward. In June 2020, on the heels of Australia’s James Cook anniver ...Show more
Lawfare by Geoffrey Robertson
$25.00 AUD
Category: Political
How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them. 'ESSENTIAL' Amal Clooney'AUTHORITATIVE' Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC'IMPORTANT 'Baroness Helena Kennedy KC'COULD HARDLY BE MORE TIMELY' Alan Rusbridger The British tradition of "free speech" is a myth. From the middl ...Show more
A Message from Ukraine by Volodymyr Zelensky
$25.00 AUD
Category: Political
The Ukrainian people's message to the world - the only book officially authorised by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The words of a man. The message of a people. Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine's story through the ...Show more
Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine by Mark Galeotti
$50.00 AUD
Category: Political
A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably reshaped Russia, including his devastating invasion of Ukraine. Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Cheche ...Show more
The Rupture: China and the Global Race for the Future by Andrew Small
$45.00 AUD
Category: Political
This is the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. The Rupture explains how so many of the Western politicians, thinkers and business leaders closest to Beijing have transformed into its sharpest opponents; how this collective rethink was dramatic ...Show more
Voices of us: The independents' movement transforming Australian democracy by Tim Dunlop
$30.00 AUD
Category: Political
Australian politics is changing.The two-party system is disappearing. The balance of power is shifting, and while it feels fragile now, we may just be on the precipice of a transformative era for democracy in Australia.On 21 May 2022, Australia voted, not just for change in individual seats, but a compl ...Show more