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This book uncovers the rich history of the former gold, silver, copper and leading mining communities that once existed in the Southern Tablelands, Braidwood, Shoalhaven, Monaro and south-west slopes districts of NSW. It explores the impact of mining, the growth and decline of the communities, and the consequences of mining for the environment.

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This book has been written as a text and reference for project management courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate building construction management courses, and quantity surveying, architecture and civil engineering programs. Its focus is on the application of important issues of project management in the construction industry.

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Events at Abu Ghraib prison and the 1968 My Lai Massacre show that the behaviour of the military can descend into barbarism. How strong is the military's commitment to avoiding such atrocities Ethics Under Fire - a timely and compelling book - asks questions and raises issues the Australian Army can't ignore.

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The poorest men and women in colonial NSW are no longer marginalised, but front and centre in a book that reveals what life was like for them. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians many writing about their own ancestors to present the everyday lives of these people.

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In the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre of April 1996, John Howard moved swiftly to revolutionise Australia's gun control laws. Gun Control draws on interviews with those who supported and opposed the new laws, and asks whether the aftermath of the tragedy might have been a lost opportunity to achieve much more.

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What is it about Australian history Students dismiss the subject for being boring while politicians and concerned parents fret over their lack of historical knowledge. This work taps into heated national debates on education and the History Wars, but takes a fresh perspective by talking to the children and teachers.

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The first book to explore the complexities of homelessness in Australia and the future policies likely to improve the situation.

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This practical book is an indispensable guide to writing history. It advises writers on how much research is necessary, how to manage notes and files, when you should start writing, whether to use the first person, and whether to structure your work chronologically or thematically. It offers tips on how to write a compelling narrative.

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Looks at the administrative and leadership style of former Prime Minister John Howard's fourth and final term in government (2004-2007). Organised into three sections, this book reflects on key governance issues such as privatisation, the management of the Howard Government's Senate majority, and issues relating to accountability and ethics.

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Looks at the administrative and leadership style of Prime Minister John Howard's second and third governments. This work features key policy issues including education, immigration, GST, and the republican debate.

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This title examines the life cycles and habits, structures, orders, and families of insects.

Insects are the most diverse and populous group of animals on earth. In this volume the reader is introduced to the formal study of insects. This book considers the characteristics of the Australian insect fauna in the context of a broad-based account of insect structure, function, evolution, systematics & ecology.

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Based on a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed for both military personnel and non-specialists across the globe, Key Concepts in Military Ethics is structured as a series of mini-chapters that cover a huge range of topics and issues: moral dilemmas, military and civilian interactions, freedom of the press, peacekeeping, terrorism and humanitarian intervention.

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This expanded new edition of Law in Perspective focuses on a range of powerful critical thinking tools drawn from logic, science, ethics, and political and social theory.

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2003 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first case of HIV-AIDS in Australia. Working from an extensive array of documents and interviews with key participants, Australia's response to the epidemic is examined to establish why it has been one of the most effective responses in the world.

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In this challenging and provocative book, Tom Frame, one of Australia's best-known writers on religion and society, examines diminishing theological belief and declining denominational affiliation. He argues that Australia has never been a very religious nation but that few Australians have deliberately rejected belief.

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Since the 1980s, Australians have had a system of universal health care that they largely take for granted. But the road there wasnt easy. Making Medicare is a comprehensive account of the Australias long, tortuous and unconventional path towards universal health care as it was established, abolished and introduced again and of the reforms that brought it into being.

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Voluntary, arts, housing and campaigning organisations, and other professional groups are all part of Australia's expanding 'third sector' - non-profit-making organisations. This book sets out the essential elements of management needed to make these organisations successful. It provides a practical overview for busy managers and board members.

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This innovative historical biography traces the lives of a unique Australian Aboriginal family whose Russian ancestry can be traced to the ancient Russian Czars, while their Aboriginal ancestors are descended from the chiefs of the Ngadjon people of the Atherton Tablelands.

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The central theme of this text is that the introduction of agricultural and pastoral systems in Australia's temperate grazing lands has often created dynamic and sustaining ecosystems. The author argues that these ecosystems have made an immense contribution to the building of the country.

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International law does not seem immediately relevant to domestic Australian politics and law, let alone to our everyday lives. This book shows that international law has a growing significance for trade, human rights, crime, terrorism and climate change.

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No-one in the Australian government or army could have predicted that in the 25 years following the end of the Cold War army personnel would be deployed to Rwanda, Cambodia, Somalia, Bougainville, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Solomon Islands. In a constructive critique of the modern Australian Army, On Ops examines the transformation that has taken place since 1999.

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Opens with the sudden death of cricket legend David Hookes, late one night in January 2004. From there, this work surveys all that flowed from that fateful event - the sometimes hysterical reaction of the public and the media, and the reaction of friends and family of Hookes and the man charged with responsibility for his death, Zdravko Micevic.