The Men Who Killed the News: The Inside Story of How Media Moguls Abused Their Power, Manipulated the Truth and Distorted Democracy by Eric Beecher
$36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls - from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk - and on his own unique experience of working for (and being sued by) the Murdochs. What's gone wrong with our media? Eric Beecher's answer is: its owners, ma ...Show more
The Trial of Vladimir Putin by Geoffrey Robertson QC
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics
There have been dozens of books about the Russian President since he launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Some have examined the historical aspects of the conflict, others have analysed its military and geopolitical importance. However, none so far have looked purely at the legal c ...Show more
People Power How Australian referendums are lost and won by Williams & Hume
$49.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A full history of constitutional change in Australia, this analysis examines the nation's referendum record and explains why referendum approvals have been so rare. Including interviews with leading proponents for constitutional change as well as political cartoons and brochures from key campaigns, this ...Show more
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh
$19.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel's longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Zionism. When apartheid in South Africa ended, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid policies against Palestinians? In keepin ...Show more
Not Now, Not Ever: Ten Years On From the Misogyny Speech by Julia Gillard
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
This is a barn-burning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I'd had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. ...Show more
On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century by Tony Blair
$36.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Today, more than ever before, the quality of a country's governance and leadership determines whether it will succeed or fail.The world over, there are nations with roughly the same populations, the same resources, the same potential; yet some will flourish while others flounder. Why? Quite simply, some ...Show more
High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink: Quarterly Essay 95 by Don Watson
$27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Is the United States disintegrating? Don Watson offers a report from America that catches the madness and the politics of an election like no other. This is a deeply historically informed, characteristically mordant account of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and a divided country. Watson considers how things ...Show more
Australia's Pivot to India by Andrew Charlton
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A thoroughly absorbing, must-read examination of why Australia's relationship with India might hold the key to our future, by federal MP Andrew Charlton The time has come for Australia and India to forge closer ties - and reap the benefits. But will Australia seize the opportunity? India is on the rise ...Show more
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2023 by Russ Radcliffe
$35.00 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Best Australian Political Cartoons Ser.
The year in politics as observed by Australia's funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists. Featuring Dean Alston, Peter Broelman, Andrew Dyson, John Farmer, First Dog on the Moon, Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Johannes Leak, Sean Leahy, Alan Moir, David Pope, David Ro ...Show more
A Little History of the Australian Labor Party by Nick Dyrenfurth, Frank Bongiorno
$27.99 AUD
Category: Politics
A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties in the world and the first to form a government. This short, sharp history tells the story of the party’s formation, its successes and failures at winning ...Show more
The Queen Is Dead by Stan Grant
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
The latest critically acclaimed bestseller from Stan Grant, leading journalist and author of Talking to My Country and Australia Day, The Queen is Dead is an extraordinary and powerful call to action. Longlisted for the 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year Longlisted for the 2024 Indie Book Awar ...Show more
The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace by Sam Roggeveen
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics
In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?Amid China's rise and America's decline in Asia, what will happen to Australia?In this authoritative account, defence expert and insider Sam Roggeveen questions the claim that Australia is vulnerable to China's mil ...Show more