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Gough Whitlam: The Definitive Biography

Gough Whitlam: The Definitive Biography

$79.99 AUD$63.99 AUD
The definitive biography of Australia's twenty-first prime minister, Gough Whitlam, who swept to power in 1972, ending twenty-three years of conservative rule. His reform agenda modernised Australia and was ended...
Captain Bligh's Second Chance: An Eyewitness Account of his Return to the South Seas

Captain Bligh's Second Chance: An Eyewitness Account of his Return to the South Seas

$29.95 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Looking For La Perouse

Looking For La Perouse

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Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age

Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia's Jazz Age

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
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The Genesis of a Policy: Defining and Defending Australia's National Interest in the Asia-Pacific, 1921-57

The Genesis of a Policy: Defining and Defending Australia's National Interest in the Asia-Pacific, 1921-57

$55.00 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Invisible: New Zealand's history of excluding Kiwi-Indians

Invisible: New Zealand's history of excluding Kiwi-Indians

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The Miracle Typist: The powerful true story of one soldier's long journey home

The Miracle Typist: The powerful true story of one soldier's long journey home

$34.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923-1956

Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923-1956

$50.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
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Classic Aussie Christmas: A high-contrast board book (Black and White for Babies, #7)

Classic Aussie Christmas: A high-contrast board book (Black and White

$10.99 AUD$6.00 AUD
Your baby loves black and white at Christmas! The NEW book in the bestselling Aussie animal babies series. New bubs see the world differently, and this high-contrast board book is...
Return to Vietnam: An Oral History of American and Australian Veterans' Journeys

Return to Vietnam: An Oral History of American and Australian Veterans' Journeys

$145.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
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A Concise History of Australia

A Concise History of Australia

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Max Dupain: A portrait of the new landmark biography of Australia's most iconic photographer from leading curator and award-winning author of OLIVE COTTON

Max Dupain: A portrait of the new landmark biography of Australia's most iconic photographer from leading curator and award-winning author of OLIVE COTTON

$55.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
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Letters from the Bay of Islands

Letters from the Bay of Islands

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In the Company of Madness

In the Company of Madness

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Citizens' Bargain

Citizens' Bargain

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More Great Australian Outback Police Stories

More Great Australian Outback Police Stories

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
Yarns and memories that capture the experience of policing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, bestselling author of GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES and GREAT AUSTRALIAN...
Tested: The remarkable power of resolve - reflections and conversations on leadership and resilience from Pat Cummins with Julia Gillard, Nedd Brockmann, Prof. Richard Scolyer, and others

Tested: The remarkable power of resolve - reflections and

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
Australia's Test Cricket Captain in conversation with remarkable leaders and achievers - from Julia Gillard to Dennis Lillee. When Pat Cummins unexpectedly became Australia's 47th Test captain at age 28,...
Mental State: The insanity of Australia's mental health system - and how to fix it, from the bestselling author of ANXIETY and CHANGING MINDS

Mental State: The insanity of Australia's mental health system - and

$35.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
A manifesto about what's wrong with Australia's mental health system and a guidebook for how to treat it, by a neurotic shrink who lives it every day. Psychiatrist Dr Mark...
The Boomers: A biography

The Boomers: A biography

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
From heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstars The Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in Australian sporting...
Voices from a Lost World: Australian Women and Children in Papua New Guinea Before the Japanese Invasion

Voices from a Lost World: Australian Women and Children in Papua New Guinea Before the Japanese Invasion

$36.85 AUD$12.00 AUD
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Australia's First Families of Wine

Australia's First Families of Wine

$69.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
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A People's Counsel

A People's Counsel

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Diary of a Welsh Swagman

Diary of a Welsh Swagman

$28.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
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Gold: The true story of the discovery of gold in Australia and the shameless pretender who took the credit, from the popular author of RUM, perfect for fans of Grantlee Kieza and David Hunt

Gold: The true story of the discovery of gold in Australia and the

$36.99 AUD$29.59 AUD
'Impostor ', 'greedy' and 'incompetent' - Edmund Hammond Hargraves was beloved by few and reviled by many more. Ask google Who discovered gold in Australia? and you'll promptly get 'Edward...
Mr and Mrs Gould: The extraordinary true story about the life of Australia's greatest naturalists and explorers, from the award winning bestselling author and LONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2025

Mr and Mrs Gould: The extraordinary true story about the life of

$49.99 AUD$39.99 AUD
The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important...
Young Hawke: The making of a larrikin - a biography of one of the most influential and recognisable Australians from the award-winning historian and author of CURTIN and CHIFLEY

Young Hawke: The making of a larrikin - a biography of one of the most

$49.99 AUD$39.99 AUD
From Rhodes Scholar to union leader to political powerhouse: how Bobbie became Bob, the iconic PM. The new biography from award-winning historian David Day sheds fresh light on the formative...
Max Dupain: A portrait of the new landmark biography of Australia's most iconic photographer from leading curator and award-winning author of OLIVE COTTON

Max Dupain: A portrait of the new landmark biography of Australia's

$55.00 AUD$44.00 AUD
From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images...
I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective

$27.99 AUD$22.39 AUD
THE #1 TRUE CRIME BESTSELLER. Serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. This is the memoir of a homicide detective. WINNER OF 2021 DANGER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONHere...
Batty's Bush Bible: How to do Australia, a hilarious travel & survival guide for aspiring adventurers from the beloved co-creator of Bush Mechanics, perfect for readers of BACK ROADS

Batty's Bush Bible: How to do Australia, a hilarious travel & survival

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
From the director of the wildly popular Bush Mechanics and Black As - a can-do guide for your next outback adventure filled with practical advice, ripper yarns and road-trip tips....
The Boomers: A biography

The Boomers: A biography

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
From heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstars The Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in Australian sporting...
Over This Backbone

Over This Backbone

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'an impressive debut that takes readers on a physical and mental journey, shoulder-to-shoulder with this lovable protagonist. It explores the human experience, the Australian landscape, and where these two fascinating...
The Sirens

The Sirens

$32.99 AUD$26.39 AUD
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward Sisters separated by centuries.Voices that can't be drowned out. 'Evocative and compelling ... As hopeful as it is heart-wrenching' LUCY CLARKE, author...
Weekend Runner Australia: Easy, Breathtaking and Challenging Tracks for Every Ability

Weekend Runner Australia: Easy, Breathtaking and Challenging Tracks

$32.99 AUD$26.39 AUD
Weekend Runner Australia is your guide to the best running tracks and events around the country. Featuring more than 40 running routes and unmissable events, this book will take you...
Over This Backbone

Over This Backbone

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
'an impressive debut that takes readers on a physical and mental journey, shoulder-to-shoulder with this lovable protagonist. It explores the human experience, the Australian landscape, and where these two fascinating...
Ultimate Food & Drink: Australia: A Guide to the Best Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries and Restaurants

Ultimate Food & Drink: Australia: A Guide to the Best Wineries,

$45.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Ultimate Food & Drink: Australia is your complete touring guide to the best wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants in Australia's premier wine regions, without the fuss. Experienced travel writer Ben...
The Greeks in Australia

The Greeks in Australia

$72.95 AUD$35.00 AUD
The Greeks have made an enormous contribution to Australian cultural and social life, and this book vividly tells their story. Beginning with an examination of the conditions in Europe that...
Contesting the Australian Way: States, Markets and Civil Society

Contesting the Australian Way: States, Markets and Civil Society

$57.95 AUD$27.50 AUD
Since the 1980s public policy has been perceived as being in a crisis of uncertainty. Many argue that consolidating the market imperative in both economic and social policy is the...
Voyages and Beaches: Pacific Encounters, 1769-1840

Voyages and Beaches: Pacific Encounters, 1769-1840

$66.00 AUD$30.00 AUD
Writing from and between a variety of disciplines, scholars from European, Polynesian and Settler backgrounds show how the Pacific reveals a more various and contradictory history than that supposed by...
The Cubbies: The Battle for Australia's First Adventure Playground

The Cubbies: The Battle for Australia's First Adventure Playground

$36.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Crocodile Undone: The Domestication of Australia's Fauna

Crocodile Undone: The Domestication of Australia's Fauna

$86.99 AUD$69.59 AUD
Across the world, animals are being domesticated at an unprecedented rate and scale. But what exactly is domestication, and what does it tell us about ourselves? In this book, Marcus...
James Cook: The story of the man who mapped the world

James Cook: The story of the man who mapped the world

$39.95 AUD$31.96 AUD
Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real...
Insight Guides Explore Queensland (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

Insight Guides Explore Queensland (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

$18.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
From the glittering Gold Coast and bustling capital of Brisbane to the tropical north, where prehistoric rainforest meets the world's greatest coral reef, Queenland's coastline offers an unrivalled adventure playground....
Show of Justice: Racial 'Amalgamation' in Nineteenth Century New Zealand

Show of Justice: Racial 'Amalgamation' in Nineteenth Century New Zealand

$25.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
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Australia's Worst Disasters

Australia's Worst Disasters

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All the Broken Soldiers: Private Kennedy's War

All the Broken Soldiers: Private Kennedy's War

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
To the Australian Army, Private Lawrence Nicholas Kennedy was NX21854, a soldier who served for 1907 days with the 2/4th Australian Army Field Ambulance in Australia, the Middle East, the...
Koala (Young Zoologist): A First Field Guide to the Cuddly Marsupial from Australia

Koala (Young Zoologist): A First Field Guide to the Cuddly Marsupial

$12.99 AUD$6.00 AUD
Head down under to study koalas in this beautiful non-fiction field guide for kids. You might know that baby koalas spend time in their mother's pouches, but there's so much...
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"

The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The TimesWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn...
Caledonia Australis: Scottish Highlanders on the Frontier of Australia

Caledonia Australis: Scottish Highlanders on the Frontier of Australia

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
An extraordinary piece of history - the Scottish Highlanders on the frontier of Australia - with introduction from Inga Clendinnen. An extraordinary piece of history - the Scottish Highlanders on...