Paul Toohey: 3 books
Quarterly Essay 53 That Sinking Feeling
Asylum Seekers and the Search for the Indonesian Solution
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Winner of the 2014 Walkley Award for Feature Writing In That Sinking Feeling, Paul Toohey searches for the solution our politicians have been unwilling or unable to find, and asks whether, amid the diplomatic turmoil, we’ve now missed our chance. Tony Abbott promised to stop the boats. With the help...
Quarterly Essay 30 Last Drinks
The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2008
When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks the rhetoric of emergency and tracks progress. One year on, have children been saved? Will Labor continue...
The Killer Within
Inside the World of Bradley John Murdoch
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
'Brad Murdoch is not just Brad Murdoch. He's a breed, a type. There are Murdochs all across northern Australia and they run to kind. White or beige Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 utility. Canvas canopy off the back with built-in flyscreen mesh. Six-pack foam esky for up front of the cab on long drives...