Griffith Review 82: Animal Magic
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: Griffith Review Ser.
Whether it’s man’s best friend or the king of the jungle, animals occupy a central place in our social, emotional and cultural lives. We’re happy as clams or pigs in mud; we hold our horses or take a lion’s share of what we want; we avoid the elephant in the room or try not to open a can of worms. Anima ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of Australia: How a great nation lost its way by Nick Bryant
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Category: Current Affairs
A forensic look at the Lucky Country, from the inside and outside. Never before has Australia enjoyed such economic, commercial, diplomatic and cultural clout. Its recession-proof economy is the envy of the world. It's the planet's great lifestyle superpower. Its artistic exports win unprecedented accla ...Show more
Voices of us: The independents' movement transforming Australian democracy by Tim Dunlop
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Category: Current Affairs
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
The Book of Paul: The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Keating by Russell Marks
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Category: Current Affairs
Presenting the one and only Mr Paul Keating - at his straight-shooting, scumbag-calling, merciless best. Paul lets rip - on John Howard- 'The little desiccated coconut is under pressure and he is attacking anything he can get his hands on.' On Peter Costello- 'The thing about poor old Costello is he is ...Show more
True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture by Terri Janke
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Category: Current Affairs
Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius — nobody’s land, free to be taken. True Tracks is a ground-breaking work that paves the way for the respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous knowledges and cultures. Combining real-world cases and personal stories, award-winning Meriam/Wuthathi lawyer D ...Show more
Compromised - Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump by Peter Strzok
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Category: Current Affairs
"This is the book I have been waiting for."--Rachel MaddowINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The FBI veteran behind the Russia investigation draws on decades of experience hunting foreign agents in the United States to lay bare the threat posed by President Trump."Peter Strzok is the FBI agent who sta ...Show more
Australia's Looming Energy Crisis: Can We Keep the Lights On? by Alan G. Lawrenson
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Category: Current Affairs
The book is about Australias looming energy crisis. It looks at energy sources including coal, gas, hydro and pumped hydro, solar and onshore and offshore wind as well as long term energy storage. It reviews the critical minerals that Australia needs. The book is a detailed analysis of Australias loomin ...Show more
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
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Category: Current Affairs
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ... A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year ... 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry ... 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford ...Show more
Australia on the Brink: Avoiding Environmental Ruin by Ian Lowe
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In 1996, the first independent national report on the state of Australia’s environment found that we faced serious problems. With increasing urgency, five subsequent reports declared those problems were all getting worse, each calling for immediate action to protect our future. The 2021 report determine ...Show more
Inside the Black Box - How Marketers Waste Billions of Dollars on Online Advertising by Bob Hoffman
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Category: Current Affairs
The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam by Douglas Murray
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Category: Current Affairs
Lionel Shriver: "We praise too many writers for being “brave,” but with The Strange 'Death of Europe' Douglas Murray put himself in such potentially physical peril that he keeps his itineraries and address under wraps. Compellingly readable and lucidly argued, this is a thoughtful, meticulously resear ...Show more
Saved - A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home by Benjamin Hall
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Category: Current Affairs
When Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall quickly volunteered to go. With three young daughters, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet Americans needed to understand this world-altering conflict. Then, just a few weeks later, on th ...Show more