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Freedom on the Fatal Shore
Freedom on the Fatal Shore brings together John Hirst's two books on the early history of New South Wales. Both are classic accounts which have had a profound effect on the …
Telling Tennant's Story
Winner of the 2022 Australian Political Book of the Year Award'A drily elegant, bracing work from a pained and open heart' -Helen Garner'Refreshing and original. A unique window on …
Radical Hope
In Radical Hope, one of Australias most original and provocative thinkers turns his attention to the question of education. Noel Pearson begins with two fundamental questions- How …
Coveted Possession
The intriguing cultural history of the piano in AustraliaFrom the instruments that floated ashore at Sydney Cove in the late eighteenth century to the resurrection of derelict …
Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter was one of Australia's true originals, renowned for her passionate, punchy poetry and verse novels. This collection, the best of her life's work as selected by her …
Words Are Eagles
A collection of beautiful and moving essays on the wonder of the natural world and the cultural complexities of writing landscape in AustraliaWords are Eagles collects in one place …
Short Black 6 Booze Territory
On a Tuesday morning, I make my way to the Gap View Hotel for a drinking session starting at 10 a.m. I'm told this is one of Alice Springs' three notorious 'animal bars' ... As I …
Try Whistling This
Perceptive and entertaining, Try Whistling This is a pleasurable journey through music, ideas and history. Andrew Ford traces the concept of dirty dancing back to the sixteenth …
Game of Our Own
Today Australian Rules football is a multi-million-dollar business, with superstar players, high-profile presidents and enough scandals to fill a soap opera. The game has changed …
Looking for Australia
What are the qualities at the heart of Australian culture? How did they arise? What distinguishes us from other nations beyond a fondness for calling each other 'mate'? And what do …
Buddhism for Breakups
What would Buddha do?Buddhist philosophy has helped radio, television and comedy star Meshel Laurie survive many life crises. But when she found herself facing the end of her …