Australasian History

Discover the ingenious and edgy crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, with suspense that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . . 'One of...

Shortlisted for the University Of Queensland Fiction Book Award 'The real deal.' - Favel Parrett, author of Past the Shallows and There Was Still Love 'Kassab creates an eerie sense...

Who hops on two big feet, has two long ears and a built-in basket? The EASTER BUNNYROO, that's who! A very Australian Easter story about an understandable misunderstanding with a...

75 recipes from your favourite rugby league stars. Rugby league has been at the heart of Australia for more than a century. It has been with us through two World...

Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum and Dad embark on an amazing adventure - from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel with them on the ferry across Bass...

Voluntary, arts, housing and campaigning organisations, and other professional groups are all part of Australia's expanding 'third sector' non-profit-making organisations that are motivated by social rather than economic objectives. In...

Reloaded contains the latest stories from the Melbourne underworld, and provides an uncut account of how Tony Mokbel - aka fat Tony - ran Melbourne's gangland war. Also included in...

A Centenary of Rugby League tells the complete, season-by-season story of rugby league's first 100 years in Australia. Rich in detail, anecdote, history, scandal and triumph, and illustrated by hundreds...

This book examines Aboriginal identity in various forums: in discourse, education, juvenile institutions, geographic locations, myths, and land-rights actions.

While research findings in this volume take an Australian perspective, they extend beyond national boundaries and are pertinent to readers in all societies. Contributors explore violence against women with disabilities,...

Almost from the time that the camra was invented, photographers have been tying to show what dance can be. The author explores the National Library's Pictorial Collection and presents these...

Gorges that plummet into serpentine shadows ... Cloaks of white that drape the rocky crags of snowy mountains ... In this magnificent celebration of country, Bronwyn Bancroft uses both images...

"A riveting historical mystery that sweeps four continents and fills a void in the Victoria Cross story." Frederick Whirlpool's Victoria Cross is displayed near the entrance to the Hall of...

Introduced by Tim Flannery At length, almost to our sorrow, we made the land upon the 3rd of June 1790, just one year all but one day from our leaving...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind identifies and dispels various myths which have developed around the importance of sea transport and logistical support, and argues for a new appreciation of...

Stories of the outback and famous Australians have a special place in our hearts. This collection from well-known outback man and tour company entrepreneur Bert Bolton shares the adventures, cunning...

The story of heroes - the soldiers, sailors and airmen who left New Zealand to do battle as front-line warriors. It is the story of New Zealand's rich record of...

Between 1948 and 1971 ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore. In this...

Summary of the major art movements that have influenced contemporary art. From the landscape tradition that formed the background to Australian art history, to the movements that have enlivened and...

Fighting to the Finish tells the story of the Australian Army in Vietnam during the peak years of the Australian military commitment to Vietnam War. As the ninth and final...

Any publication based on an Australian family law would be misleading if the law were considered stable over a ten year period. This new work takes into account the very...

The Australian Geographic Book of "The Corner Country" is a truly comprehensive guide to the outback borderland, where NSW, SA and Queensland meet. Townships and settlements of this legendary region,...

'Beautiful Lies' describes the forces that in less that four decades turned Australia from being dependent upon the United Kingdom to becoming an independent power, which, if it owes any...

Exploring how, over the last ten years, the world of wine has been transformed by the rise of New World wines - from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and North...

The average age of the 199 men on board the HMS Ardent was 23 in May 1982 when she made a midnight run into Falkland Sound, ahead of the British...

'A passionate and informative demonstration of how mitigating climate change can be compatible with economic growth' - Professor Ross Garnaut, the Garnaut Climate Change Review 'Humanity's greatest challenge is to...

Radiating outwards from the chic city are awe-inspiring scenic wonders the vast, windswept vistas of the Great Ocean Road with the Twelve Apostles to the west and the penguin paradise...

This is an ambitious and resounding attempt to document - through photographs and interviews - expatriate Australian artistic talent across a wide international spectrum. The publication of 'Love It and...

This is a truly classic Australian story that captures part of our history that is vanishing. Tom was the mailman on one of the best known and loneliest tracks in...

A companion volume to the upcoming ABC TV series, this is a glorious celebration of the car in Australia over the last 100 years - how it changed us and...

The memoir of Australian former diplomat Richard Broinowski DRIVEN is a memoir by distinguished Australian former diplomat Richard Broinowski, with a particular focus on the cars he has loved and...

The long-awaited autobiography of one of Australia's finest sportsmen A key member of one of the greatest Australian teams in cricket history, and part of an exceptional bowling line-up that...

Aimed at nurses and health professionals training to care for Australia's growing aged population. This book does not attempt to proceed from a pathological interpretation of aging but rather views...

As anyone who's ever read Mark Dapin's column and features in Good Weekend knows, he's an immensely funny, acute and vivid observer of Australian life. In Strange Country, he takes...

This guide to researching Australian history, designed to be easy to follow and informative, shows the beginner how to research and trace the history of houses, public buildings, industrial sites,...

Three powerful and engaging biographies of three former PM's wives - full of intrigue and revelation! Three powerful and engaging biographies of three former wives of Liberal prime ministers whose...

This beautifully photographed book enables the reader to step back in time, to a world when tall ships were the means by which continents were discovered, trade routes were opened...