Peril by Bob Woodward
$49.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa's account of the presidential transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 revealed the transition from President Trump to President Biden to be one of the most dangerous periods in American history, with the result of the elec ...Show more
The Accidental Prime Minister by Annika Smethurst
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Nine months after the spill that catapulted him to the prime ministership, Scott Morrison won the 2019 election, shocking politicians and political pundits (and, quite possibly, himself). Yet, unlike his predecessors, little was really known about the former marketing man whose hard-nosed political inst ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 83: Top Blokes: The Larrikin Myth, Class and Power by Lech Blaine
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
Who can be a larrikin and how is it used politically? The figure of the larrikin goes deep in Australian culture. But who can be a larrikin, and what are its political uses? This brilliant essay looks at Australian politics through the prisms of class, egalitarianism and masculinity. Lech Blaine exami ...Show more
The Afghanistan Papers : A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock
$49.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about the longest war in American history by Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, t ...Show more
What Really Happened In Wuhan: A Virus Like No Other, Countless Infections, Millions of Deaths by Sharri Markson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia. MORE THAN 109 MILLION INFECTIONS MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION DEATHS HOW DID IT HAPPEN? The origins of COVID-19 are shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theori ...Show more
The Yes Woman: How to reclaim your power by finally saying no by Grace Jennings-Edquist
$29.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
In a world that teaches girls to become Yes Women, learning to say 'no' is a radical feat.For most of her life, Australian journalist Grace Jennings-Edquist had been keen to please. From school to career, in her appearance, friendships, and even everyday interactions, she was always anxious not to disap ...Show more
Title Fight: How the Yindjibarndi battled and defeated a mining giant by Paul Cleary
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
A David-and-Goliath story set in the ancient landscape of the Pilbara In the space of just fifteen years, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has built a global iron-ore giant generating $19 billion in revenue a year. But in its rush to develop, FMG has damaged and destroyed ancient Aborig ...Show more
Broken: Children, Parents and Family Courts by Camilla Nelson, Catharine Lumby
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
A devastating account of how Australia's family courts fail children, families and victims of domestic abuseThe family courts intimately affect the lives of those who come before them. Judges can decide where you are allowed to live and work, which school your child can attend and whether you are even p ...Show more
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
$16.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics | Series: On Series | Reading Level: near fine
Her classic personal essay carries a message of truth, scrutiny and accountability--a much-needed'pocket-sized antidote to fake news. Donald Trump, the post-truth world and the instability of Australian politics are all examined ?in this fresh take on her prescient essay on the media and political tren ...Show more
God Save the Queen: The Strange Persistence of Monarchies by Dennis Altman
$27.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies.An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies.When he was deposed in Egypt in 1952, King Farouk predicted that there would be ...Show more
101 Ethical Dilemmas by Martin Cohen
$36.00 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? In this second edition of his thought-provoking and highly engaging introduction to ethics, Martin Cohen brings us eleven brand new e ...Show more
The Leading Edge: Dream big, spark change and become the leader the world needs you to be by Holly Ransom
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs Politics
Leadership is within everyone's reach, everyone's ability and everyone's power. It's time to step up, and Holly Ransom will show you how. What does it mean to 'be a leader'?What does true leadership look like in the 2020s, when we're facing complexity and challenges in every direction - from climate di ...Show more