Politics 2015

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Battleground: Why the Liberal Party Shirtfronted Tony Abbott

Wayne Errington,Peter Van Onselen

Battleground chronicles the paradox of the Abbott prime ministership: steadfast loyalty when pragmatism was required; social values at odds with community attitudes; stubbornness when tactics and strategy were essential. All…

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The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott

Andrew P Street

An irreverent take on the political life and times of Australia’s twenty eighth prime minister, detailing a litany of questionable calls, miraculous blunders, and inexplicable mistakes.

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The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath

Ben S. Bernanke

Ben S. Bernanke’s rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed’s bold and effective response.

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Public Life

John Brumby

Distils a series of practical lessons on leadership and public life from John Brumby’s thirty years in politics. It offers insights into the challenges and opportunities Australia currently faces and…

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Machine Rules: A Political Primer

Stephen Loosley

Does a powerbroker like Stephen Loosley ever leave the political world? In his tell-all memoir he writes about defending the indefensible, the best way to start and kill off rumours…

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The Money Men: Australias Twelve Most Notable Treasurers

Chris Bowen

Offers the first in-depth look at the most interesting men to have held the office of Treasurer of Australia. Former Treasurer Chris Bowen brings his unique insider perspective to reveal…

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My Story

Julia Gillard

I was prime minister for three years and three days.Three years and three days of resilience.Three years and three days of changing the nation.Three years and three days for you…

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No Small Change: The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia

Frank Brennan

What lessons have been learned from the 1967 referendum? In 1967, Australians voted overwhelmingly in favour of altering two aspects of the Constitution that related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

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Joh for PM: The inside story of an extraordinary political drama

Paul Davey

In 1987, the premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, launched an audacious bid to enter federal politics. But what really happened behind the scenes? Unfolding like a political thriller, Joh for…

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Unholy Fury: Whitlam and Nixon at War

James Curran

In the early 1970s, two titans of Australian and American politics, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and President Richard Nixon, clashed over the end of the Vietnam war and the shape…

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Governomics: Can we afford small government?

Miriam Lyons,Ian McAuley

Unpacks the economic role of government for people who are fed up with dumbed-down debates on important public issues. Appealing to readers of books such as Zombie Economics or How…

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The Extreme Centre: A Warning

Tariq Ali

Britain’s leading radical delivers an eviscerating attack on the indistinguishable political elite of the UK.

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Queensland: Everything you ever wanted to know, but were afraid to ask

Mark Bahnisch

Everyone has heard the cliches about Queensland politics: Queensland is ‘different’. It’s the ‘Deep North’. Its state elections exemplify Pineapple Party Time. But what if those cliches are in fact…

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The Gillard Project: My Thousand Days of Despair and Hope

Michael Cooney

Julia Gillard was prime minister for three tumultuous years. Here, Michael Cooney, her speechwriter and a longtime Labor staffer, tells us in extraordinarily frank and vivid terms exactly what went…

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Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis

Philip Mendes,Nick Dyrenfurth

Argues that the BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions) is the wrong way to broker peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The BDS movement against Israel has gained traction and publicity…

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Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism

Larry Siedentop

Asks us to rethink the evolution of the ideas on which modern societies and government are built, and argues that the core of what is now our system of beliefs…

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Flashpoints: the emerging crisis in Europe

George Friedman

The Emerging Crisis in Europe. Analysing the fault lines that have led to two world wars and dozens more conflicts, Friedman walks us through the flashpoints in Europe that are…

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Blueprint for Revolution: How to use rice pudding, lego men, and other non-violent techniques to galvanise communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world

Srdja Popovic,Matthew Miller

Outlines the author’s philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling dictatorships (peacefully) and of smaller examples of…

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Everything You Need To Know About the Referendum To Recognise Indigenous Australians

Megan Davis,George Williams

The definitive, clear-cut guide to the vote on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution. This book explains everything Australians need to know about the proposal to…

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