Always Was, Always Will Be: The Campaign for Justice and Recognition Continues by Thomas Mayo
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Category: Current Affairs
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2024 - PRE-ORDER NOW! In Always Was, Always Will Be, bestselling author Thomas Mayo investigates ‘what's next?’ for reconciliation and justice in Australia after the failed October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum. Since the referendum, supporters and volunteers have been asking ...Show more
Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media by Amy McQuire
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Category: Current Affairs
From one of this country's leading Indigenous journalists comes a collection of fierce and powerful essays proving why the media need to believe Black witnesses and showcasing ways that journalism can be used to hold the powerful to account and make the world a more equitable place.Amy McQuire has been ...Show more
People Power How Australian referendums are lost and won by Williams & Hume
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Category: Current Affairs
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
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
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Category: Current Affairs
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
Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis by Nick Bano
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Category: Current Affairs
When landlords always win and renters pay the price, what can be done? Housing means prosperity and security for some; poverty, precarity and sickness for others. More people live in private rented accommodation than ever before, and rents rise without apparent reason. Homes are smaller every year, ...Show more
Finding the Heart of the Nation 2nd edition: The Journey of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Continues by Thomas Mayo
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Category: Current Affairs
In this updated edition of the bestselling book, Finding the Heart of the Nation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author Thomas Mayo gets behind the politics and legal speak to explain why the Uluru Statement from the Heart is an invitation to all Australians. Australia is set to vote on a refer ...Show more
Here Comes the Sun: How a High-School Dropout Brought Renewable Energy to Coal Country by Andy McCarthy
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Category: Current Affairs
How a high-school dropout brought renewable energy to coal country Here Comes the Sun is a story of succeeding in the face of adversity, about finding and following a purpose, and the potholes that can bring you unstuck. Suffering from ADHD at school, misunderstood, tormented and bullied for years, And ...Show more
Living Hot: Surviving and Thriving on a Heating Planet by Clive Hamilton, George Wilkenfeld
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Category: Current Affairs
Living Hot tells the blunt truth about our current climate change predicament: it’s time to get cracking on making Australia resilient to intensifying climate extremes. If we prepare well, we can give ourselves a fighting chance to preserve some of the best of what we have, build stronger and fairer com ...Show more
Slick: Australia’s Toxic Relationship with Big Oil by Royce Kurmelovs
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Category: Current Affairs
A riveting expose of the global oil industry's multi-decade conspiracy to muddy the waters around the science of climate change and use the Australian government to undermine worldwide efforts to address environmental devastation. Slick- Australia's toxic relationship with Big Oil takes a comprehensive ...Show more
Broken Heart: A True History of the Voice Referendum by Shireen Morris
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Category: Current Affairs
The inside story of the 2023 Voice Referendum, from Yes to No In late 2023, Australians voted No to recognising Indigenous peoples through a constitutional Voice. Broken Heart unpacks the true complex history of the referendum, illuminating how an alliance with constitutional conservatives fractured un ...Show more
Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action by Jennifer Rayner
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what could replace them The impacts of climate change keep getting worse, but the typical framing of the problem and the solutions so far being pursued are seriously insufficient. As a result, the steps we’re taking to build a clean energy e ...Show more
My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How To Slash Your Energy Bills, Protect Your Health & Save the Planet by Tim Forcey
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Category: Current Affairs
Everything you need to know to transform your home - old, new or rented - for an efficient, comfortable, cheaper electric future. Do you want to ... Make your home healthier and more comfortable in all seasons? Shrink your home's total energy costs? Make your gas bill disappear completely? Reduce your c ...Show more