Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia by Sarah Gilbert
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The lives of the women who joined a closed convent in Melbourne in a time of great upheaval In the 1950s and 60s, six young women left their families to join a strictly enclosed order of nuns in Melbourne. They could leave the convent only for medical appointments and rarely received visitors, who the ...Show more
The Trials of Portnoy by Patrick Mullins
35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Fifty years after the event, here is the first full account of an audacious publishing decision that — with the help of booksellers and readers around the country — forced the end of literary censorship in Australia. For more than seventy years, a succession of politicians, judges, and government offic ...Show more
The Road to Ruin: The bestselling prequel to Plots and Prayers by Niki Savva
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: The\Road to Ruin Trilogy Ser.
'There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping.'-Tony Abbott, 15 September 2015Abbott's performances in the party-room debates on education and climate change had ranged between woeful and pathetic. He sounded desperate, he was inconsistent, and -?his colleagues thought?-?slightly ridiculous ...Show more
Lessons From History: Leading Historians Tackle Australia’s Greatest Challenges by Edited by: Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
In Lessons from History leading historians tackle the biggest challenges that face Australia and the world and show how the past provides context and knowledge that can guide us in the present.Does history repeat itself in meaningful ways, or is each problem unique? Does a knowledge of Australian histor ...Show more
Great Furphies of Australian History: What you really need to know - the truth behind the myths by Jim Haynes
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Jim Haynes upturns some of the long-held myths of Australian history with surprising results. With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Au ...Show more
Great Australian Volunteer Firies Stories by Bill Marsh
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
Synopsis coming soon.......
Keeping Them Honest: the case for a genuine national integrity commission and other vital democratic reforms by Stephen Charles QC AO Charles, Catherine Williams
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
A revealing and compelling case by Australia's foremost integrity advocate for a strong national body to expose political corruption, uphold accountability, and restore trust - and why the country needs it now. Over the last few years, instances of the federal government spending taxpayers' money to ga ...Show more
Find Fix Finish by Ben Mckelvey
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The new book from the bestselling author of The Commando and Mosul.