Australasian History

The Australian Liberal Party is in deep crisis. Losing the 'unloseable' election in 1993 gave it an unenviable record of five successive losses, nearly reversing the record of successes set...

This is award-winning chef James Viles' photographic journal of his road trip from Tassie to the Top End, from Flinders Island in the Tasman Sea to the Gulf of Carpentaria....

Get the facts, not the spin, in this compelling new book from the ABC's FACT CHECK team. Does halal certification fund terrorism as Pauline Hanson claims? Is there an ice...

Federally the fortunes of the Australian Liberal Party have rarely been higher, yet times remain uncertain for the party, and questions about its future remain: How much more division about...

The story is set in the city of Melbourne in the latter half of the 19th century, when it was growing rapidly, due to the gold flowing from Ballarat and...

Stop overpaying your taxes and start saving money! 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax?Legally! 2015?2016 sheds light on how you can increase your tax return by maximising your...

They were the Australians who made American history. In the roaring days of the 1850s California gold rush, San Francisco was the most dangerous town in America, made so by...

Everyone has heard the cliches about Queensland politics: Queensland is 'different'. It's the 'Deep North'. Its state elections exemplify Pineapple Party Time. But what if those cliches are in fact...

This text attempts to answer the most crucial questions asked surrounding youth suicide - why do so many young people resort to suicide, and what can family and friends do...

This work reviews in detail the relations between mining and indigenous peoples in diverse national, political, and cultural settings. With case studies from five nations and covering gold, uranium, diamonds,...

In Australia there is a dearth of research on the phenomenon of staff bullying in schools. This book aims to assist school employees to understand this phenomenon of staff bullying,...

Australia has a new $60billion-plus industry. Suddenly it seems, coal seam gas is being foundeverywhere: under homes, under farms, under forests. Communities across thecountry are up in arms and governments...

In a journey that took five years to complete, property magnate Richard Buxton circumnavigated Australia by air and sea in an effort to raise public awareness and funds for research...

The real Great Barrier Reef is not just a single clown fish or a colony of branching stag horn coral. Nor is it simply the crystal clear water, cocktails and...

The Beer Lovers Guide to Australia is a beautifully presented coffee-table book that doubles as a travel guide. Everything you need to know about beer in Australia -- where, when,...

This authoritative alphabetical reference work covers every major development and significant figure in the history of Australian theatre, from the earliest colonial times to the present day.

This book captures, both in words and stunning photographs, some of the biggest and most memorable moments in the history of Australian sport. They are moments that happened on the...

Hilda Rix Nicholas was an accomplished artist who set out to carve a place for herself alongside the most important male painters in Australia between the wars. Hilda Rix Nicholas...

The Melbourne Street Art Guide is the essential reference to the who, what, why and where of Melbourne's dynamic street-art scene. Focused on the art, politics, people and places which...

They were tagged Dumb and Dumber by the US media in a story that made headlines - and jokes - around the world. Two Australian boys on a working holiday...

Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of vignettes illustrating the wondrous...

Ballarat was not a typical goldfield. The lava flows that created the fertile Western District of Victoria helped to bury the original streams and reefs so that there was little...

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward Sisters separated by centuries. Voices that can't be drowned out. 'Beautiful and magnificent' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE 'A profoundly moving and...