Australasian History

In the debates which followed the publication of Darwin's book on the origin of species, Australian Aborigines were used as the ideal exemplars of early human forms by European scholars...

Little has been written about the nurses and less so the chaplains who served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War One. Several members of the New Zealand...

This revised edition of the classic field guide to Australian birds represents the most up to date, comprehensive and illustrated handbook for birdlovers in Australia.

This book provides a fascinating study of a community of scientists at the prestigious Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Science in Melbourne, Australia. These scientists are mainly concerned...

This is the first major interdisciplinary scholarly book on death and dying in Australia. Contributors are senior scholars in the field and come from a broad range of disciplines: sociology,...

In 1928, after a white man was killed, a punitive party mounted a series of attacks on Aborigines northwest of Alice Springs. The party's leader admitted that 31 Aborigines were...

Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022 A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future. Think of...

It's a vibrant mix of road maps and essential touring information with beautiful photography. It includes over 200 crystal-clear, up-to-date road maps of the entire country plus 98 town and...

Almost half of the convicts who came to Australia came to Van Diemen's Land. There they found a land of bounty and a penal society, a kangaroo economy and a...

From acclaimed playwright and writer Barry Dickins, Last Words is the story of Ronald Ryan, the last man hanged in Australia. Fifty years after his death, questions remain unanswered. Ryan...

Documents the rise of the apartment block since they first began to alter the skylines of Australia's capital cities. From the earliest luxury flats, to the mid-century calssics, coverted warehouses...

There are many subplots - about competing notions of anthropology, about the ways in which the media was variously used and subverted, about abuse of legal process, about the personal...

An important tribute to the work and life of an extraordinary Aboriginal activist. William Cooper's passionate struggle against the dispossession of Aboriginal people and the denial of their rights and...

The first complete account of the Australian cricket team's 1948 unbeaten tour of England. Includes long profiles of all team members, all match reports and scorecards, and many as yet...

A history and critical appraisal of the tall office builging in Australia, emphasising their historical significance as part of the evolving story of Australian culture as it presents itself in...

This is a guide to the wildflowers of Western Australia, compiled by three professionals in the field of botany, in association with Monash University, Melbourne. The volume features more than...

Follows the story of Clarrie Pankhurst who left home at the age of twelve with his older brother to make his way in the world. Brings to life the hardships...

125 Years | 125 Champions | 125 Stories These are the men whose blood, sweat and heroics have made Collingwood the greatest sporting club in Australia. Since 1892, more than...

Does China really want to attack Australia? "The strategic air in Australia has for many years now resounded with the thumping talk of imminent conflict. But how likely is war...

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is one of Australia's most iconic institutions. Originally conceived during the turbulent years of the First World War, it was opened in 1941 and...

Max Dupain is regarded as one of Australia's most significant photographers. For the first time, this book charts his work in relation to the impact in Australia of 'body culture',...

The essays in Australia and the Wider World bring together a lasting contribution to the story of Australia and the history of ideas in this country. Since the 1960s Neville...

In Green, popular television presenter Brendan Moar unveils the secrets and incredible design potential of climate-friendly gardening. Based on the successful LifeStyle Channel television show 'Dry Spell Gardening', this book...

In Ultimate Campsites: Australia , Penny Watson maps out 75 of the country's most wild and wondrous nature-based campgrounds, from the turquoise and white sandy beaches of Queensland and pristine...

In 1899, on the eve of the Boer War, Captain Charles Cox from Parramatta took 100 Australian cavalrymen to train with the British army in England. These military apprentices became...

When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks...

Lang, Harpur and Deniehy were three of the most outspoken proponents of the Australian Republic in the mid-19th century. Their arguments - concise, powerful and balanced - are as relevant...

Col Roberts is regarded as one of the world's leading landscape, fishing and bird photographers and has previously published five coffee table books including 'Australia's Kimberley - Vision of a...

The Divine Sarah, recognised as the world's greatest actress, is at the centre of this book, but the story it tells is much wider. Corille Fraser's lively writing and her...

Offers the first critical assessment of Barry Humphries' entire career Details Humphries as a daring post-modern deconstructionist on stage, film, and television and as an author of twenty-nine books A...

Moments in Timerevisits some of the now largely forgotten people, passions and events from Australia's past. Among others, are: the famous Antarctic and war photographer Frank Hurley; the Beach Girl...

In 1894, Spencer was appointed as biologist and photographer for the Horn Expedition, the first scientific expedition to Central Australia. In 1901, he and Frank Gillen set off from Oodnadatta...

This unique book raises the curtain on the hidden history of Adelaide's most remarkable playhouse - Her Majesty's Theatre. For one hundred eventful years 'the Maj' has hosted an extraordinarily...

For tens of thousands of years the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land have lived a life rich in culture and tradition. Much of that ancient way of life remains today...