Hugh Watson draws on experience of Federal politics to weave a gripping political thriller, against the backdrop of rural NSW. The residents of Gwydir and an intuitive detective, Susan Swift, must deal with a troubling series of murders. Barry Kingscliff, a power broker from the city, appears to be at the centre of it all.
On the fiftieth anniversary of the historic 1969/1970 Springbok tour to Britain and white South Africa’s expulsion from the Olympics, Pitch Battles explores the themes of sport, globalisation and resistance over the past two centuries.
How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World Order
What is the impact of COVID-19 on world economies? If the cost of providing universal health care is lower than the cost of building a political movement to prevent it, would politicians still view it as socialism? In a world where algorithms and robots take the jobs of immigrants and citizens alike, are border controls an effective response? If ......
Empowering Women is the uplifting behind-the-scenes story of how the murder of a man catalysed one abortion-providing clinic’s fight to protect women from religious extremists.
Cancel culture and political correctness are destroying free speech and Western civilisation’s institutions and way of life – it’s time to fight back and return to sanity. A topical and informative anthology exploring the origins and impact of cancel culture and political correctness on Western societies – including schools, universities, ......
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Starting a much needed conversation about the ethics and impacts of the behavioural psychology, manipulation and the strategy of fear that is so deeply embedded in government.
A definitive guide to political, economic, social and technological issues
Never before has anyone packed so much helpful information
into one book for the time starved reader. Written by a veteran
financial services executive and thought leader, Bite size
advice is an indispensable tool for those wanting to increase
their political, economic, social and technological literacy.
Written in clear and concise ......
Terra Nullius, Aboriginal Land Rights and Settler-Colonial Law
Generations before ‘Terra Nullius and longer still before Mabo, Aboriginal land rights were built into the instructions for the white colonists of southern Australia.
Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self
A practical manual that offers insights on the physical and spiritual functions of sugar, fat, meat, and other foods; fasting, dieting, processing, willpower, and the deeper principles of self-nurture. It shows how to access and trust the wisdom your body has to offer.
This engaging book will be an important read for anyone concerned about the future direction of American politics, as well as anyone who's watched friends or family fall into patterns of conspiratorial thinking.
Boycott Theory for Palestine aims to advance academic boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) by presenting the fullest and most sophisticated justification for it yet given, demonstrating how the boycott relates to current debates within contemporary political and intellectual life.
The first anthology of Peter van Onselen’s columns from The Australian chronicling the way the Morrison government has handled COVID-19, natural disasters, political affairs within and outside of Australia, economic reform, and more. A timely and compelling discourse on Australian life.
A collection of articles and speeches from one of the most prolific Indigenous Australians on the issues facing Australia and Indigenous Australians today.
How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption - Endangering Our Democ
Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their control. Frank Vogl shows that curbing their activities for their kleptocratic clients is critical to secure democracy, enhance national security, and ensure international financial stability.
How, he asks, can we extract from the Earth's resources what we need for the prosperity, well-being, and dignity of current and future generations of billions of people without exhausting or polluting those resources? Written in clear, jargon-free prose, Science for a Green New Deal is a realistic and optimistic look at how we can attain a more ......
How Big Business and Neoliberalism Empower Populism and the Far-right
With Trump in the White House, big business has direct power in government. Trump has stacked his cabinet with former employees of investment banks, big oil and international corporations. Now that big business has its representatives in the cabinet, it no longer needs to indulge in expensive lobbying. Under Trump, corporations control US ......
How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Co
Offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation.
A vital tool for any policy writer or analyst, Public Policy Writing That Matters is a book for everyone passionate about using writing to effect real and lasting change.
It has been 20 years since Kishore Mahbubani first took the bold step of asking the politically incorrect question, "Can Asians think?" His collection of essays has stood the test of time, continuing to resonate with both Asian and Western minds alike over two decades and four editions of the book.
"A well-written and essential tool for those navigating today's complicated geopolitical landscape."-Library Journal Best-selling author Michael Shermer presents an overarching theory of conspiracy theories-who believes them and why, which ones are real, and what we should do about them. Nothing happens by accident, everything is connected, and ......
For the first time in British history, both major political parties are controlled by what are inverted elites: well-born, privately educated men (mostly) who affect populist attitudes.
Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex. Ecological, economic, and social elements all play a role, but despite ongoing efforts, researchers have yet to succeed in integrating the various disciplines in a way that gives adequate ......
Chinas rise and stepped-up involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among its smaller neighbors. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the regions economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations wary about Beijings outsized ambitions. Southeast ......
This short but accessible book provides an argument that the Lockean revolution in Christianity--which reconciled faith with freedom--is both desperately necessary and also promisingly possible in Islam.
How We Lost Control of the Pandemic and How We Can Regain It
In this hard-hitting book, public health expert Professor Dr John Ashton describes how Westminster panicked and used science to cover themselves rather than create an informed policy to manage the crisis sensibly. The second wave is presumed to arrive soon and this book provides sober analysis of what needs to be done to avoid another lockdown.
Peter Gleick knows water. A world-renowned scientist and freshwater expert, Gleick is a MacArthur Foundation ""genius,"" and according to the BBC, an environmental visionary. And he drinks from the tap. Why don't the rest of us?
Bottled and Sold shows how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most ......
Reading Habermas: Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere dissolves Habermas's monolithic stylization to precisely access his seminal distinction between the purely political polis of antiquity, which excludes the private economy from the res publica, and the modern public sphere with its rational-critical discourse about commodity exchange ......
Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
'Panarchy' is a new term coined from the name of the Greek god Pan, a symbol of universal nature and associated with unpredictable change. It represents an alternative framework for managing the issues that emerge from the interaction between people and nature. That interaction generates countless surprises, often the result of slow changes ......
This fully updated book offers the first systematic analysis of Putin’s three wars, placing the Second Chechen War, the war with Georgia of 2008, and the war with Ukraine in their broader historical context. Drawing on extensive original Russian sources, Marcel H. Van Herpen analyzes in detail how Putin’s wars were prepared and conducted, and ......
Three main themes are intertwined throughout the book: Russian Arctic interests; Putins vision to regain great power status; and the emerging narrative of a new cold war in the Arctic. Weaved together, they dovetail nicely to present a qualitative assessment of Russian Arctic strategy devoid of ideological biases.
This book examines the flaws in the origin, design, application, and operation of the Australian Constitution, including, but not limited to its racial basis, the misleading nature of the text, and the subjective, judicial interpretation of the High Court.
