'The great task of statesmanship is to apply past lessons to new situations, to draw correct analogies to understand and act upon present forces, to recognise the need for change.' Malcolm Fraser Malcolm Fraser is one of the most interesting and possibly most misunderstood of Au…
It's time to rethink rape. Centuries of different approaches to rape--as inflicted by men on women--have got us nowhere. Rape statistics remain intractable: one woman in five will experience sexual violence. Very few rapes find their way into court. The crucial issue is consent,…
"Gangland Australia details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have made up the criminal and gangland scene in Australia." "One of Britain's top true crime authors, James Morton, is joined by barrister-turned-legal-broadcaster Susanna Lobe…
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, with its timely reminder of the challenges, joys and ultimate pleasures of life on your own. The Age of Living Single is here, offering freedom and happiness to those of us lucky enough to be single."--Ita Buttrose More adults than ever before ar…
Opportunities Beyond Carbon presents climate change as potentially the 'best crisis we ever had'. It maps the many opportunities for communities large and small, local and international, making the transition to a low carbon economy. John O'Brien has compiled essays by key polit…
This groundbreaking study of work placements looks at the experiences fo 50 young, short-term trainees in various Australian work settigs. It provides a revealing insight into Australian employers and workplaces, and how they can make traineeships valuable valuable for employer,…
This groundbreaking study of work placements looks at the experiences of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings. 'Learning to Work' is based on taped interviews with trainees in business, education, engineering, IT and nursing. Jo Reidy reveals the issu…
"Percy Bysshe Shelley once described poets as the 'unacknowledged legislators of the world'. If this is true, Australian political scientists have shown curiously little interest in the role that literary figures play in the nation's political life. Novel Politics takes the rela…
Reassesses the public career of James Ford Cairns and his impact on Australian society over the past 50 years. Particularly focuses upon the development of Cairns' thinking on social change and locates that development within the context of the Labor Party's ideological evolutio…
Reassesses the public career of James Ford Cairns and his impact on Australian society over the past 50 years. Particularly focuses upon the development of Cairns' thinking on social change and locates that development within the context of the Labor Party's ideological evolutio…
Reassesses the public career of James Ford Cairns and his impact on Australian society over the past 50 years. Particularly focuses upon the development of Cairns' thinking on social change and locates that development within the context of the Labor Party's ideological evolutio…
