Australasian History

This work collects more than 20 interviews with prominent Australians. The contributors discuss their beliefs and perceptions about where Australia is heading, and their hopes and fears for the nation....

The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries, can a rightful place be found for Australia's original peoples? The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries,...

In Bipolar Nation, Peter Hartcher discusses the fantasies and realities at the heart of our politics. When our political leaders look at us, what do they see? What are the...

The 1992 High Court's Mabo decision has provoked much controversy in contemporary Australia. As the ruling has increasingly become the subject of intense debate throughout the community, the implications of...

My name is Emma, my story is true and I am telling it because I want my children and my children's children to know what sort of life I have...

491 pages. Everything you wanted to know about Australian Rules Football players.

Charley Boorman is back in the saddle for a brand-new, adrenaline-fuelled adventure! He begins his journey racing north from Sydney up the Gold Coast, where he hitches a ride in...

The Story of the Calcutta Convicts and their Settlement in Australia.

In the summer of 1888-89, professional photographer Charles Bristow Walker ventured outside his studio into the streets, and captured the splendour of Melbourne at its peak. For over a century...

New edition of a classic memoir with new Introduction, bibliography, biographical index and four new previously unpublished photographs. 'Hughenden', the seaside mansion of Kathleen's grandparents, provided the 'solid bluestone foundations'...

Do you know your porters from your pales and your stouts from your saisons? Are you a home-brewing legend or a draught devotee? Or do you think dubbels and tripels...

Winner of the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History For the first time, ASIO has opened its archives to an independent historian. With unfettered access to the records, David Horner...

HMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider, Emden. In the opening months of the First World War, Emden s trail of destruction was tremendous. This one small ship and her...

From the drama of its geological wonders to its unique flora and fauna, the abundance of its birdlife and the stark beauty of its arid interior, Australia's remarkable diversity is...

Top Walks in Australia 2nd edition is a completely updated guide featuring the best walking tracks across Australia. Australia is a mecca for bushwalkers - there are walks crossing every...

The outback begins somewhere beyond - beyond the black stump, backo' Bourke or just a bit further on...Yet the outback is the very heart of Australia, an unforgettable landscape. It...

Snapshot: A Portrait of Success is a beautifully photographed book that focuses on 18 prominent Australian entertainment, business and sports personalities. It tell a key story for each person that...

In celebration of the original 'Godfather of Freestyle'. Born to Fly is the story of Australian Eric Hymans, one of the wild men of hot-dog skiing in the 1970s and...

The huge research into the history of Australian theatre assembled in Currency's authoritative Companion to Theatre in Australia has here been concentrated into a handy reference guide for the theatre...

This is an extraordinary tribute to an extraordinary place, one that will allow the MONA effect to resonate for years to come. The inside story of Australia's most exciting museum....

When Alfred Felton died in 1904 he left [pound]378,033 in trust to the people of Victoria, the income to be split between approved charities and the acquisition of art. 'Without...

For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone...

Within a week of birth Andrew Zagami had to undergo brain surgery. As a teenager he suffered a fractured spine. Later in life he was diagnosed with cancer on three...

Todd and partner Jeff have been at the renovation game for nearly twenty years, but they've only ever been able to afford the worst house on the worst street. It...

In-depth, behind-the-scenes profiles of favourite Australian Story features from the last four years, as chosen by the Australian Story team. "I am amazed that people remember the smallest details of...

Celebrating the people involved in the organization, the landscape they have flown over for 50 years and the spirit of the outback, this text by prize-winning author Robert McDonald and...

this is a book about: the re-building of Australian democracy the re-invention of business and community in a global age and, the re-engagement of government in its task of serving...

These are some of Australia's finest thinkers analysing the key issues that have had a major impact on Australia over the last turbulent decade, collated by our most influential think...

In 1971, a hopeful, young art teacher drove the long, lonely road from Alice Springs to the Aboriginal outpost settlement at Papunya. His name was Geoffrey Bardon. Eighteen months later,...

Kick, handball, and mark your way through the games history, big moments, and personalities. From its indigenous roots and humble beginnings to world record crowds and devoted fans, come on...

The Australian Photographic Gallery is a series of books that explores the Australian landscape in all of its dimensions: natural, cultural and social. Celebrating the talent and the passions of...

Australian food has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. We have become a nation of foodies, knowledgeable and discriminating. Modern Australian Food showcases the best of our recipes from...

It's a book. A funny book. A funny book by Tim 'Rosso' Ross. But what's in this funny book I hear you ask? Well, it's all manner of stories from...

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...

WINNER OF THE 2025 ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE 2025 ABIA BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR At last, the unflinching and unforgettable memoir of music and life from...