Inbuilt obsolescence
Once upon a time, Australian politics was known for its stability. Long periods of one party or another in office,…
Inbuilt obsolescence
Once upon a time, Australian politics was known for its stability. Long periods of one party or another in office,…
Inbuilt obsolescence
Once upon a time, Australian politics was known for its stability. Long periods of one party or another in office,…
Best of 2016
After a slow start 2016 turned out to be a pretty good year for Australian writing, with excellent books across…
Best of 2016
After a slow start 2016 turned out to be a pretty good year for Australian writing, with excellent books across…
Best of 2016
After a slow start 2016 turned out to be a pretty good year for Australian writing, with excellent books across…
War games
For a long time the Australian military has been very wary about public discussions, so this first book is a…
War games
For a long time the Australian military has been very wary about public discussions, so this first book is a…
War games
For a long time the Australian military has been very wary about public discussions, so this first book is a…
Tangled web
It was John Howard who famously declared that the government would decide who came to Australia to live and in…
Tangled web
It was John Howard who famously declared that the government would decide who came to Australia to live and in…
Tangled web
It was John Howard who famously declared that the government would decide who came to Australia to live and in…
Office politics
This book is not about what the title suggests. Yes, as Tony Abbott’s chief of staff Peta Credlin held a…
Office politics
This book is not about what the title suggests. Yes, as Tony Abbott’s chief of staff Peta Credlin held a…
Office politics
This book is not about what the title suggests. Yes, as Tony Abbott’s chief of staff Peta Credlin held a…
God’s children
Once upon a time, Christianity in Australia was seen as the One True Faith. These days, it is likely to…
God’s children
Once upon a time, Christianity in Australia was seen as the One True Faith. These days, it is likely to…
The year in books
In an age of white noise Christopher Pyne’s A Letter to My Children (MUP, $33) stands out as a loving…
The year in books
In an age of white noise Christopher Pyne’s A Letter to My Children (MUP, $33) stands out as a loving…
Aussie royals
If the issue of Australia becoming a republic is a marathon rather than a sprint, the republicans never had a…
Pollie peddling
When Christopher Pyne’s A Letter to My Children was launched, a bunch of radical students mounted a violent demonstration. The…
In the bunker
Wars make myths; probably no-one understood that better than Charles Bean, Australia’s first true war writer and a person who…
In the bunker
Wars make myths; probably no-one understood that better than Charles Bean, Australia’s first true war writer and a person who…
Tales to tell
The short story has long been a staple of Australian literature but has had something of a rough ride in…
Buffoonery
Not so much striding across the political landscape as huffing and puffing his way through the back rooms, Clive Palmer…
