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Quarterly Essay 8 Groundswell
The Rise of the Greens
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Who are the Greens, where do they come from and where are they going? In the wake of the Cunningham by-election and the Tasmanian results Amanda Lohrey, novelist and political thinker, looks at the philosophical background of the Greens, the history of the campaigns to save the wilderness and the election...
Balancing Act
Australia Between Recession and Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to aim at. We will either catch the next wave of prosperity, or finally succumb to the Great Recession.
What has gone wrong with...
Across the Seas
Australia's Response to Refugees: A History
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Today, Australia’s response to asylum-seeking ‘boat people’ is a hot-button issue that feeds the political news cycle. But the daily reports and political promises lack the historical context that would allow for informed debate. Have we ever taken our fair share of refugees? Have our past responses...
Quarterly Essay 71 Follow the Leader
Democracy and the Rise of the Strongman
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2018
What is true political leadership, and how do we get it? What qualities should we wish for in our leaders? And why is it killing season for prime ministers?
In this wise and timely essay, Laura Tingle argues that democratic leaders build a consensus for change, rather than bludgeon the system...
Quarterly Essay 72 Net Loss
The Inner Life in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018
We live in an age of constant distraction. Is there a price to pay for this?
In this superb essay, renowned critic Sebastian Smee explores the fate of the inner life in the age of the internet. Throughout history, artists and thinkers have cultivated the deep self, and seen value in solitude...
Quarterly Essay 73 Australia Fair
Listening to the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
What do Australians want most from their next government? In this vivid, grounded, surprising essay, Rebecca Huntley listens to the people and hears a call for change.
Too often we focus on the angry, reactionary minority. But, Huntley shows, there is also a large progressive centre. For some...
by John Hirst
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Sense and Nonsense in Australian History represents a lifetime's original reflection by Australia's most innovative and penetrating historian. Included here are classic essays on the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism and colonial culture. There are celebrated critiques of The Tyranny of Distance,...
Sleepy Magic
A Magical Step-By-Step Night-Time Ritual for Calm, Connected and Conscious Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2015
Sleepy Magic is a beautiful book that banishes those sleepless nights and strengthens your relationship, while nurturing stillness and self-worth in your children. It is a simple night-time sleep ritual that combines meditation, affirmations, imagination, and an essential breathing technique. It provides...
Quarterly Essay 17: ‘Kangaroo Court’
Family Law in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
The Family Court was a progressive reform of the 1970s. Now it is perhaps the most hated institution in Australia. In 'Kangaroo Court', John Hirst investigates what went wrong.
This is a measured yet unsparing appraisal which interleaves individual cases with compelling legal and moral argument....
by John Hirst
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
What are the qualities at the heart of Australian culture? How did they arise? What distinguishes us from other nations beyond a fondness for calling each other ‘mate’? And what do such national quirks reveal about our society, our past and our attitudes towards it? Looking for Australia is a fascinating...
Power Failure
The Inside Story of Climate Politics Under Rudd and Gillard
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
The inside story of a wicked problem … What should Australia do about climate change? A succession of leaders has tried to answer this question – and come unstuck. Politicians and public servants call it a “wicked” problem – one highly resistant to solution – and many approaches have been...
by Peter Hartcher
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2019
China has become a key nation for Australia’s future – for our security, economy and identity. But what are China’s intentions and strategy when it comes to Australia?
In this gripping account, Peter Hartcher shows that we are entering an era of undeclared contestation, whether for hearts...
by Amanda Lohrey
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010
A woman finds her everyday life engulfed by vivid fantasies, a businessman explores new ways to deal with his rage, a young woman is stuck on a boat with a bunch of delinquents, a diary is discovered, a commune goes wrong …
In this captivating collection of short fiction, award-winning novelist...
Chemical Free Pest Control
Hundreds of Practical and Inexpensive Ways to Control Pests without Chemicals
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Why use toxic and potentially harmful chemicals to control pests when chemical-free methods are equally effective - and much cheaper! This book contains everything you need to know to make pests unwelcome in your home - from ants, cockroaches, silverfish, slugs and snails, cane toads, rats, rabbits...