Australasian History

A loving testament to the fact that blood isn't always what bonds us.'-Mia Freedman These days, families come in all shapes and sizes. They move from one state to create...

'The changes we have made will remain like all great Labor legislation permanent landmarks in our history.' Gough Whitlam The Whitlam government propelled Australia out of the presumptions and certainties...

The United States Special Forces, the Green Berets, were often regarded as the elite of the American forces and their mobile strike force, the 'Mike Force', was considered the elite...

This is the eighth volume of the popular Green Guide series initiating readers into the world of natures's deadly armoury. Discover poisonous fangs, venomous spurs, disease-laden body piercing, slicing jaws,...

An irresistible book for cricket fans - Australia's leading cricket writer on the national team, its stars and successes, opponents and adventures. In his latest collection of cricket writing, Gideon...

As a result of the 1965 Equal Wages Case, Aboriginal people in Australia's north were forced into unemployment and off their country into refugee camps on the fringes of the...

It had been 18 years since England had last won the Ashes. Since then, Australia, their fiercest rivals and the world's best test team throughout this time, had prevailed. But...

Media Unmade presents the definitive story of the decade in which big media in Australia was cut down to size - a decade that forever altered what had until then...

While the majority of Australians live close to the coast, the heart of our nation is still in the country, as spectacularly displayed in this collection of photographs by renowned...

For the first time Kel's Corner, a widely read column and a favourite on the Bellarine Coast, has been compiled in a single volume. Ken Davis's stories, as told to...

An easy-to-follow guide to the marine and plant life on the beach, on rocky and sheltered shores and in the water all year round. This handy reference introduces a wonderful...

The hilarious true adventures of two young vets dealing with all creatures (and humans!) great and small in country Australia. 'This is a wonderful memoir ... the only fault I...

Offers a survey of the important developments in Australian art since 1968, critically assessing the interconnection of art and significant moments of social and cultural development.

What is it about Australia that makes it so prone to fires? Have humans made things worse, or better? Is it possible to live in the Australian bush but be...

This is the how, where and why of adventure sports. It provides authoritative, up-to-date information on 23 activities including: abseiling, ballooning, bungy jumping, bushwalking, camel trekking, canoeing, canyoning, caving, cross-country...

The first social, cultural and environmental history of this World Heritage-listed site, The Reef is an effortlessly readable work by a born storyteller. There has never been a more critical...

As the first Anzacs to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and among the last to serve in Afghanistan 100 years later, the men and women of the Australian...

Athol Gill sought to show that participation in community was integral to Christian descipleship. He recognized that individuals do not have the spiritual or material resources to maintain a lifestyle...

So far, Paul Keating is the only Australian Prime Minister to provide star material for a musical comedy. Who can imagine any of the others doing that? Even before he...

For decades schoolchildren have made the pilgrimage to the Museum of Victoria to see the final resting place of our greatest racing horse ever. No wonder Phar Lap holds a...

With over 1000 detailed entries, this essential reference shows the vibrancy, strength and diversity of gay and lesbian writing and culture in Australia. It includes authors and the titles of...

_______________ 'A wildly funny account of his travels ... it actually is a book which makes you laugh out loud on almost every page' - Literary Review 'The most successful...

Duncan's journey to become one of the world's leading panoramic photographers has been by turn emotional, chaotic, dramatic, inspirational and physically gruelling. In this book, he tells many of the...

This was "the war to end all wars"; a conflict in which 155,000 Australian servicemen were wounded and over 60,000 died. Through the devastation it left behind, it changed the...

This book is a light-hearted but comprehensive guide to the best and the worst of the AFL national code. From the beginning, from "God" - Gary Ablett - to legions...

For many Indigenous Australians, the act of painting is a kind of personal religious communion between the artist and the ancestral creation beings that made the country. In Painting the...

A title in the Australian Wine Regions series: this volume focuses on the Barossa Valley in South Australia, its wineries and history, the people and the landscape. Lloyd's photography enhances...

In 1839 Miss Anne Drysdale sailed from Scotland to Port Philip. She was 47 years old, had a small inheritance, and was determined to be a sheep farmer. Soon after...

All but destroyed by over 100 years of waste dumped from the Mt Lyell copper mine into it, the King River is being remediated with the hope that following the...

One hundred thousand New Zealanders sailed to war between 1914 and 1918, and at the end of four years of conflict the country had suffered 60,000 casualties, including 18,000 dead....

A magnificent collection of photographs tracing the building of this World's Best Stadium from the ground up. Alan Patching was the Project Director overseeing construction of the Stadium, and the...

Finalist for the 1993 J.I. Staley Prize 'The energy, intelligence and sheer talent deployed in this work are formidable. It demands to be read by those who would question the...

If he hadn't gone to prison, Terry Jenner believes he would be dead today. Sentenced to six-and-a-half years jail for embezzlement, Jenner was so addicted to gambling, he had lost...

'When a new Maya Linnell novel lands in the office, we pretty much draw the curtains and shut up shop until it's read.' Australian Country Bush nurse Lara McIntyre and...

The women who shaped Australia were rebels, resourceful and remarkable. From Mary Penfold, co-founder of Penfold Wines; Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of family planning; Eileen Joyce, world-famous pianist; Enid Lyons, our...

Take a front seat on this road trip through the centre of Australia for an unsettling journey through history as journalist and adventurer Rosemary Cadden follows the tracks of fellow...

The Conversation Yearbook has become an annual bestselling collection that navigates fake news and shouty views and offers a fresh perspective on the fundamental issues. A little bit of authority...