Australasian History

Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. Golden curled and boyishly handsome, his rise and fall as...

How an ancient land became a great democracy. 'Tony Abbott should be congratulated ... This history of Australia is vivid, readable, provocative ' Geoffrey Blainey, historian Australia is one of...

"Framed" blows the lid off one of Melbourne's most puzzling secrets: Who stole Picasso's Weeping Woman from the NGV in 1986. Written by the brother of the brilliant artist who...

The fashion industry is killing the planet but I really need that new designer handbag...Her daughter is divorcing and she's going to die because of it... The mother must be...

'What a treat! Brutal truths and bombshells galore. Profound reflections on life, longing and the legacy of Bob. It's like a long Friday lunch that you never want to end....

It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that raged across Australia for more than 150 years. This is equivalent to the combined total of all...

This is what happens when you put a pair of unemployed teenagers in charge of a murder investigation. What we lack in investigative skills we make up for in free...

By the Booker-winning author of Schindler's Ark, a vibrant novel about Charles Dickens' son and his little-known adventures in the Australian Outback. In 1868, Charles Dickens dispatches his youngest child,...

The Wine Regions of Australia is the first comprehensive guide to the geographical indications that now divide Australia's wine areas into zones, regions and sub-regions. This 'geography' of wine has...

Australian women first took to the skies as early as the 1890s and since then they have flown everything from Gipsy Moths to Jumbo Jets. Through 33 contemporary portraits, Women...

Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna is a timely review of our understanding of translocation from an Australasian perspective, ensuring translocation becomes an increasingly effective conservation...

This volume presents a collection of facts, anecdotes, statistics, trivia and biographies. It is a fully photographic, A-Z guide made up of material not previously collected into one book. It...

In 1997, Australia's high-profile touring-car formula became V8 Supercars, and the Australian motor-racing landscape changed forever. In the years since, the V8 category, based on home-grown vehicles and Australia's unique...

This book addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management, with particular focus on social sciences research and knowledge that can inform policy. The NWI...

'When there was all sorts of crap going down offstage, once we'd count the first song in, that was the pure stuff.' Don Walker Cold Chisel were seven years in...

Just what is happening to the state? Given a global economy, global environmental problems and the spreading domains of international law, the very idea of the state asserting a right...

When the first edition of A Woman's Place was published, very little had been written on the role of women in Australian politics. Almost a decade later, several books are...

Mia is nineteen, too mentally ill and too often on drugs to keep a 'straight' job so she starts working at a massage parlour. She takes to sex work with...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Tasmania is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries...

The perfect companion based on the SBS TV show Great Australian Road Trips . Hit the open road alongside four beloved personalities as they journey through the country's most iconic...

From the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller Between a Wolf and a Dog, a powerful collection of previously unpublished stories. A sister is haunted by the consequences of a simple...

How did Big Gambling become too big to fail and too powerful to adequately regulate? Australians lose around $32 billion on legal forms of gambling each year, the most of...

The first history of childhood play and imagination in pre-war Australia This groundbreaking book is a history of the childhood imagination in Australia between 1890 and the outbreak of the...

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had...

Contract and the Australian Consumer Law analyses the way the Australian Consumer Law has modified contract law. In particular, provisions in the Australian Consumer Law in relation to consumer guarantees...

This book is the account of the Qantas story that every airline passenger needs to read- the full and frank history of Australia's national airline. It takes you into the...

'My primary mode of transport is my feet. It's the way that I orient in the world. It's also the way to honour being in place.' Jazz Money 'We make...

Talented, well trained and confident in his own abilities and worth, Australia's first government architect was also hot-headed and tactless. Sentenced to death for forgery, then granted a last-minute reprieve,...

This title covers dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted travel related media and organisations. It features detailed information on each sate; top attractions and entertainment; the best places to...

The glow of the sun was frightening and it chased them home . . . Bill Brill began losing height to escape the sky growing lighter above and behind him....

Graeme Swann leads us on a compelling adventure through one of world sport's most engrossing rivalries. He knows as much as anybody about the heat of England v Australia battles,...

Love, mythology and magic collide in a delicious, action-packed new romantasy series from Australian author and award-winning podcaster Olivia O'Flynn, for all fans of Sarah A Parker, Carissa Broadbent and...

Australia and its formation - through the distorted view of a rum bottle. Could the Rum Rebellion have been averted if Major Johnston wasn't hungover? Would the Eureka Stockade have...

Visionaries, pioneers, activists and artists - women who made a difference to Australia An updated and condensed edition of Susanna de Vries' Great Australian Women , this is a celebration...

This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well...

Sydney Opera House idea to icon tells the amazing story of this great building from inception as an orchestra conductor's idea to its World Heritage listing in 2007. The book...

' Better Things Are Possible is a beacon of light in a dark political landscape. Jack Toohey is a refreshing and trusted voice with a positive mission, this book exemplifies...

In this collection of four vibrant books, Sally Morgan celebrates Australian animals and the habitats in which they live. From dingos to galahs, children can watch, learn, listen and count...

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIA Bestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars. This anthology has them all. With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa...