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The story of Tasmania's most controversial forestry giant, the corruption that gave it power and the forces that brought it down. Gunns' collapse in 2012 was a major national news story, as was the arrest of its CEO for insider trading. Quentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire and how it was embedded in an anti-democratic and corrupt system of power.
The first book to explore the complexities of homelessness in Australia - and the future policies likely to improve the situation.
The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians - many writing about their own ancestors - to present the everyday lives of these people.
Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of "Englishes". A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.
A timely examination of the impact of Australia's antiterror laws after September 11, and the new 2014 terror laws. Timely and piercing, this book asks whether Australia really needed to enact anti-terrorism laws in the first place, let alone add to them. Most tellingly, the book asks whether seeing these anti-terror laws as normal is a danger in itself.
The definitive, clear-cut guide to the vote on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution. This book explains everything Australians need to know about the proposal to recognise Indigenous peoples in the Constitution. With clarity and authority, it shows the symbolic and legal power of such a change.
Tells the story of John Blay's long-distance search for the Bundian Way, an important Aboriginal pathway between Mt Kosciuszko and Twofold Bay near Eden on the New South Wales far south coast. This epic bushwalking story uncovers the history, country and rediscovery of this significant track.
Tells the story of Australia in the 20th century, from Federation to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It was a century marked by the trauma of war and the despair of the depression, balanced by extraordinary achievements in sport, science and the arts. Tink's story is driven by people, whether they be prime ministers, soldiers, shopkeepers, singers, footballers or farmers; men or women, Australian born, immigrant or Aborigine.
Dinosaurs didn't die out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. Get ready to unthink what you thought you knew and journey into the deep, dark depths of the Jurassic.
It is one of Australia's most iconic images. On 17 April 1993, the Indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar stood up against racial abuse and made history. Facing the Collingwood crowd that had taunted him all day the St Kilda player pulled up his shirt, pointed to his chest and declared: 'I'm black and I'm proud to be black'.
In this fascinating account, leading Australian military historians tackle 10 of the most enduring historical zombies, or national myths, that have staggered their way through the halls of military history for more than 200 years.
The War on Terror and its extension to Iraq, assaults on Muslims in many Western countries, and the bombing in Jakarta have brought to the fore many issues deserving attention. These include the prospects of conflict and co-operation between the Muslim world and the West and the future of Muslim communities in Australia.
At any given moment in history, Australia has been in the middle of a mining boom. This book is a history of iconic Australian towns that have emerged as a result of these booms: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. It covers past and present, showing that while some of these towns have declined they have all had thriving local communities.
The August Offensive was the last attempt by the Allied forces to break the stalemate with the Turkish defenders that had developed since the Anzac landings in late April 1915. This book recreates in compelling detail the first five days of the offensive.
In Anzac's Dirty Dozen a team of renowned historians resume the battle to expose a host of stubborn fantasies and fabrications that obscure the real story. Did their military history start at Gallipoli? Did they really punch above our weight in military might? Are our soldiers more ethical than others in combat?
When experienced journalist Chris Rau found herself on the other side of media fence after her sister Cornelia was wrongfully held in Baxter Detention Centre, suddenly she was an interviewee, commentator and media strategist.
Serves as a reference work for Australian pest control operators. This edition includes a section on putting pest control into practice.
Is a multicultural approach to integration and diversity really as destructive as critics say? Have we been too quick to declare its demise? Offering an unflinching and informed defence of cultural diversity, Tim Soutphommasane shows that multiculturalism is more than laksa, kebabs or souvlaki and that it doesn't automatically spell cultural relativism, ethnic ghettos or reverse racism.
Blunders, stuff-ups and misjudgements are a part of any country's history. Dwelling on what might have been isn't always helpful, but recognising our mistakes and learning from them is important. This book attempts to do just that. It explores many stories, scenarios and situations. It is an account of where we might have got it wrong.
Pprovides a template for family historians and genealogists who are ready to take the next step. The book guides them through the process with ten basic steps to help them shape the story, develop a narrative, establish their characters and write biographies, construct chapters, edit their text, use technology.
This book traces the life and times of Eric Worrell, the original reptile danger man and naturalist, and the iconic tourist attraction he established, The Australian Reptile Park, which continues to be a leader in wildlife tourism, conservation, education and research.
Pithy and reflective, this book highlights the key economic and political issues that Australia should currently be considering as a Western country geographically and economically tied to Asia. This highly readable and relevant book calls for a renewed public engagement and debate regarding the future of the continent's foreign policy.
Explores a platter of topics, from the frivolous to the tragic falling in love, making music, our obsession with rock n roll, mating, fertility, obesity, consumption, and more illustrating how evolution stands alongside economics, anthropology, psychology and political science in shaping our world.
The Little Black Book of Business Writing is for everyone who writes for business purposes, in the commercial world, the private sector, the trades and the professions. Helps people write at work with economy, impact and efficiency.
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