A Rip Snorter of Aussie Words and Sayings by Marie I. McCulloch

$12.00 AUD

Category: Australian

Islamic Repubulic Of Australia

$29.99 AUD

Category: Australian

Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski

$32.99 AUD

Category: Australian

  Winner, Book of the Year and Biography of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards, 2016 Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoningis the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia''s most beloved performers, tells her story. In this extraordinary memoir, Magda describe s her journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood, haunted by the demons of her father''s espionage activities in wartime Poland and by her secret awareness of her sexuality, to the complex dramas of adulthood and her need to find out the truth about herself and her family. With courage and compassion she addresses her own frailties and fears, and asks the big questions about life, about the shadows we inherit and the gifts we pass on. Honest, poignant, utterly captivating, Reckoningannounces the arrival of a fearless writer and natural storyteller. It will touch the lives of its readers. Magda Szubanskiis one of Australia''s best known and most loved performers. She began her career in university revues, then appeared in a number of sketch comedy shows before creating the iconic character of Sharon Strzelecki in ABC-TV''s Kath and Kim. She has also acted in films (Babe, Babe: Pig in the City, Happy Feet, The Golden Compass) and stage shows. Reckoningis her first book. ''A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life.'' Cate Blanchett ''This is a remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to terms with family and self, and manages to honour both stories. The writing is assured and controlled, the storytelling expert and thoughtful, the language eloquent and moving. The writing, the story, the voice--all of it is beautiful.'' Christos Tsiolkas ''A memoir that will dazzle every kind of reader...Reckoningis a riveting, overwhelmingly poignant autobiography by a woman of genius. It is a book about how someone might live with the idea of killing the thing they love. It is a story of love and death and redemption and a daughter''s love for her father. It is an extraordinary hymn to the tragic heroism at the heart of ordinary life and the soaring moral scrutiny of womankind. Every library should have it, every school should teach it.'' Weekend Australian ''Unlike most autobiographies by famous people, Reckoninghas substance beyond the writer''s fame...Szubanski''s fine memoir, written with great style, adds another layer to our history.'' Crikey ''This is documentary writing of the highest order and Szubanski has given life to an incredible war story...This tale of war and suburbia, sexuality and comedy, is likely to be the most popular Australian book of the year.'' Age/Sydney Morning Herald ''This is an inspiring memoir of a woman who faced her demons, sought treatment for depression and overcame disappointments.'' Good Reading ''A page-turner...[Szubanski] is articulate and likeable as she tries to reconcile herself with the many difficult aspects of her past.'' New Zealand Herald ''Reckoning is a beautiful and moving story of a serious, thoughtful and complex person.'' Paul Barclay, ABC Radio National Books and Arts, Best Books 2015 ''Magda Szubanski''s brave, compassionate--and hilarious--Reckoningmay be some sort of masterpiece of the form.'' Australian, Best Books 2015 ''A deeply personal read--sometimes uncomfortable so--but Magda is an honest, forthright guide, and her love for her parents (and her siblings, especially older sister Barbara) shine through. This is not a sentimental read, nor is it a self-pitying one, but it''s a warm, intelligent, brave and occasionally eye-opening one. I found it utterly captivating and came away from it feeling as if Magda had somehow exonerated the ghosts of her family''s past--or at least come to terms with them.'' Reading Matters ''This was an interesting read that I would highly recommend to both those who have heard of Magda and for those who haven''t. I am definitely going to be checking out more of her work. 4/5'' Debra''s Book Cafe  ''Hard hitting and superbly told...If there''s one memoir you should read this year regardless of whether or not you know the author, it''s this one.'' Worm Hole ''This memoir uncovers long-held secrets with disarming candour. Not a celebrity exposé as much as a family history, Reckoningis moving and compassionate. That Szubanski can act is a given fact; that she can also write is revelatory.'' Best Books of 2016, Sydney Morning Herald  ''Magda Szubanski''s memoir, Reckoning, appealed to the genre-loving reader in me. It felt as if I was watching hundreds of movies; wartime espionage, the migrant''s journey, the coming-of-age school saga, the uni student''s journey at the height of 1970s feminism, and more. It was epic, but so uniquely Australian and despite our different upbringings, it felt personal. As if it was written specifically for that younger me who took forever to feel comfortable in her own skin, so she could take on the world.'' Melina Marchetta, Best Books of 2016, Guardian  ''Magda Szubanski lays bare her remarkable family history in the beautifully written, powerful and at time harrowing Reckoning...One of the finest memoirs of the year, through all of the dark places, Reckoningnever loses sight of her remarkable wit.'' SBS ''Honest, poignant, utterly captivating, Reckoningannounces the arrival of a fearless writer and natural storyteller. It will touch the lives of its readers.'' Starts at 60 p.p1 {{margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}}span.s1 {{font-kerning: none}} ...Show more

Mothers Story

$19.99 AUD

Category: Australian

Too Right: Politically Incorrect Opinions Too Dangerous by James Colley

$22.99 AUD

Category: Australian

A satirical state of the union delivered by the most marginalised voice in Australian media: an angry, white male. Too Right is a treatise delivered by Australia's most controversial far-right columnistunafraid of who is 'offended' by his 'poorly researched' opinions.We'll discover how this wealthy, pri vileged man is actually, against all odds, the mostmaligned, victimised, discriminated against person in the entire country for simply daring tospeak the truth - or at least, that's how he sees it. To others, he's a self-congratulatoryblowhard who is single-handedly tearing the nation apart. Too Right is Colley's first book. ...Show more

Weatherboard and Iron by Barnaby Joyce

$32.99 AUD

Category: Australian

Barnaby Joyce is one of Australia's most recognisableand divisive politicians of the modern era.A former Leader of the Australian National Party,and the Deputy Prime Minister between 2016 and2018, Joyce's world came crashing down around himin spectacular fashion this year when it was revealedthat he was expecting a child with new partner VikkiCampion, a former member of his political staff.Coming so quickly after the public stoush with actorJohnny Depp, the High Court ruling that he was adual citizen and his stunning victory in the subsequentbi election in his NSW seat of New England, Joyce was rarely far from thefront pages of national and international news media.In Weatherboard and Iron: Joyce not only provides a background andcontext to these calamitous series of events but also offers the reader aninsight into the inner workings of politics and the media in this country. Backto the backbench in life's ever changing game of snakes and ladders, th ...Show more

Speaking Up by Gillian Triggs

$45.00 AUD

Category: Australian | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

As president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs advocated for the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the marginalised. She withstood relentless political pressure and media scrutiny as she defended the defenceless for five tumultuous years. How did this aspiring ballet dancer, dignified dau ghter of a tank commander and eminent law academic respond when appreciative passengers on a full airplane departing Canberra greeted her with a round of applause? Speaking Up shares with readers the values that have guided Triggs' convictions and the causes she has championed. She dares women to be a little vulgar and men to move beyond their comfort zones to achieve equity for all. And she will not rest until Australia has a Bill of Rights. Triggs' passionate memoir is an irresistible call to everyone who yearns for a fairer world. ...Show more

The Coast: A Journey Along Australia's Eastern Shores by Chris Hammer

$19.99 AUD

Category: Australian

"From the winner of the ACT Book of the year Award for his first book, The River, comes this celebration of the Australian seascape, from its natural grandeur to the quirky individualism of those who live beside it. It is also the heartfelt and pertinent story of the issues facing our coast today and th e resilience of communities at a turning point. Chris Hammer travels the length of the east coast of Australia on a journey of discovery and reflection, from the Torres Strait to Tasmania; from an island whose beach has been lost forever to the humbling optimism of the survivors of Cyclone yasi; from the showy beaches of Sydney to a beautiful village that endures despite the loss of its fishing fleet. This is a relevant, satisfying and highly readable book, imbued with a sense of optimism and humour. Even as new economic imperatives emerge and the shift in our climate becomes apparent, we can revel in the heritage and character of our shores, reminding us why the coast is so important to all of us." ...Show more

One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

$29.99 AUD

Category: Australian | Series: 100 years of dirt

Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction One Hundred Years of Dirtis an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a he ro who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance. ...Show more

Quarterly Essay 67 Moral Panic 101: Equality, Acceptance, and The Safe Schools Scandal QE67 by Benjamin Law

$22.99 AUD

Category: Australian | Series: Quarterly Essay

In 2016, the Safe Schools program became the focus of an ideological firestorm. In Moral Panic 101, Benjamin Law explores how and why this happened. He weaves a subtle, gripping account of schools today, sexuality, teenagers, new ideas of gender fluidity, media scandal and mental health. In this timely essay, Law also looks at the new face of homophobia in Australia, and the long battle for equality and acceptance. Investigating bullying of the vulnerable young, he brings to light hidden worlds, in an essay notable for its humane clarity. oTo read every article the Australian has published on Safe Schools is to induce nausea. This isn't even a comment on the content, just the sheer volume a And yet, across this entire period, the Australian - self-appointed guardian of the safety of children - spoke to not a single school-aged LGBTIQ youth. Not even one. Later, queer teenagers who followed the Safe Schools saga told me the dynamic felt familiar. At school, it's known as bullying. In journalism, it's called a beat-up.o Benjamin Law, Moral Panic 101 ...Show more

Napoleon's Australia by Terry Smyth

$34.99 AUD

Category: Australian

A fascinating insight into French ambition and amity in Australia, bursting with joie de vivre' - David Hunt, bestselling author of Girt In the northern winter of 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The armada's mission was the invasion of Sydney, and its inspiration and its fate were i nterwoven with one of history's greatest love stories - that of Napoleon and Josephine. The Empress Josephine was fascinated by all things Australian. In the gardens of her grand estate, Malmaison, she kept kangaroos, emus, black swans and other Australian animals, along with hundreds of native plants brought back by French explorers in peacetime. And even when war raged between France and Britain, ships known to be carrying Australian flora and fauna for 'Josephine's Ark' were given safe passage. Napoleon, too, had an abiding interest in Australia, but for quite different reasons. What Britain and its Australian colonies did not know was that French explorers visiting these shores, purporting to be naturalists on scientific expeditions, were in fact spies, gathering vital information on the colony's defences. It was ripe for the picking. The conquest of Australia was on Bonaparte's agenda for world domination, and detailed plans had been made for the invasion, and for how French Australia would be governed. How it all came together and how it fell apart is a remarkable tale - history with an element of the 'What if?' No less remarkable is how the tempestuous relationship between Napoleon and his empress affected the fate of the Great Southern Land. ...Show more

Terrorism In Australia by Peter Moroney

$29.99 AUD

Category: Australian

Peter Moroney was a member of the NSW Police force for 17 years whoretired as Detective Sergeant with predominant experience in the field ofCriminal investigations and and extensive experience in managing andconducting complete criminal investigations such as counter terrorism,drugs, money laundering, o rganised crime and homicide.This is Peter's first book which will take a look at the birth of modernterrorism in Australia, particularly NSW through what become known asOperation Pendennis. Operation Pendennis is still one of the largest counterterrorism investigations in this country, which included the investigation and eventual prosecution of MrKhaled Sharrouf.Terrorism in Australia takes us into a world unknown to most of us on how the culture of terrorists groupswork and think and how this is an issue that authorities continue to strive to stay on top of around theworld but also in Australia. How do we stop an attack on our shores, who is who in our terrorist ...Show more