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Arguments about the need for a bill of rights in Australia have simmered. While attempts to introduce a national bill of rights have failed, the states and territories have taken on a pioneering role with statutory bills. This title examines the arguments for and against greater protection of human rights.

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The Family Court of Australia was established in 1976 under new legal reforms addressing marriage and divorce. This book charts the development of the Court and its social experiment of no fault divorce, based on interviews with judges, counsellors, and family lawyers who worked in the Court during its early years.

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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 worldwide. Yet here, Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth argue that BDS is too blunt an instrument to use in a such a complex situation.

(Paperback, updated paperback edition)

Chronicles the unsavoury early life of Canberra, meanders through the graveyard at St John's where the pioneers rest, contemplates the unique social dynamics of the suburbs, visits the extraordinary cultural institutions and looks up to the mountains that surround the city.

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This text introduces marine ecology to undergraduate students in biology, zoology, ecology, environment science, natural resources management, marine science and fisheries programmes.

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Drawing on local interviews but global in scope, this book is the first to examine the lives of a generation for whom the rise of the far-right, the discourse of Trump and Brexit and the growing polarisation of politics seems normal in the long aftermath of 9/11. It's about time we hear what they have to say.

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'Construction Contract Administration' 2nd edition focuses on two main construction contracts in Australia: ABIC MW - 2003 major works contract and AS4000 - 1997 General Conditions of Contract. Greg Goldfayl demystifies the jargon of contract forms, making the issues involved in contract administration accessible to readers without legal training.

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(Paperback)

In 2007 the Australian Government recognised that the health, safety and education of the nations remote Aboriginal citizens were in a state of crisis. Its response was what became known as the Northern Territory Intervention, which sparked a heated national debate about Indigenous disadvantage and autonomy.

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Including a discography of the artists featured in the book, this is a comprehensive book on contemporary Aboriginal music in Australia.

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Develops simple theories to help students understand the fundamental principles of reinforced concrete design. Incorporates current Code requirements, as well as design formulas, design charts and design examples which will prove useful both to students and practising engineers.

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In this moving, funny and sometimes chilling book, leading Australians open their ASIO files and read what the state's security apparatus said about them.

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Explores a hidden blight in society: the routine, daily, and oppressive treatment of people with disabilities. This work draws a wide range of case studies from health and welfare, sport, biotechnology, deinstitutionalisation, political life, and the treatment of refugees.

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As Australians, we traditionally see ourselves as friendly, relaxed and connected people. But is this an outdated stereotype The data from our census and other surveys show that Australian society is shifting rapidly. Leigh guides us through the causes of this corrosion of relationships, and towards a vision for a better civic and personal life.

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Tells the never-before-told story of World War II escape artist extraordinaire, Johnny Peck. In August 1941, an eighteen-year-old Australian soldier made his first prison break an audacious night-time escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp in Crete. Astoundingly, this was only the first of many escapes.

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A practical and absorbing discussion on ethics and moral theory, which will help readers to make better informed, and more rationally justifiable, decisions about how to act and judge the actions of others, where there are morally hard choices to be made in their professional working life.

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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 recognise Indigenous peoples in the Constitution. With clarity and authority, it shows the symbolic and legal power of such a change.

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(Paperback, Second Edition, Australian Edition)

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Dinosaurs didn't die out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. Get ready to unthink what you thought you knew and journey into the deep, dark depths of the Jurassic.