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For much of the twentieth century the names Leslie Walford and Dora Byrne were synonymous with style and glamour. Darling Mother, Darling Son is the first major publication to be drawn from an archive of Leslie Walford's papers. Revealing a tight bond between mother and son, the letters are alternately lively, opinionated, bossy and poignant.

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Offers a first step assessment of individual topics to help teachers fit children into the current curriculum, whether at the beginning of the year, or topic, or with individual children who arrive at school during the year. Helps teachers, professionals and parents assess primary school student's performance on specific mathematical topics.

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Diagnostic Mathematical Tasks helps teachers, professionals and parents assess primary school student performance on specific mathematical topics. It focusses on all topics in the curriculum, presenting them one grade level at a time.

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Who was Mathilde Marchesi How did she become a byword internationally for vocal excellence and operatic success What was her formula And how did she produce prima donnas on such a consistent basis Neill traces Marchesis extraordinary career from Vienna to Paris and introduces an array of remarkable characters and the successful singing method that is her legacy.

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The second of three volumes on on Papua New Guinea and its transition to self-government. Documents outline the role of Australian Prime Minister John Gorton who quickened the pace of change following a visit to PNG by Gough Whitlam, and the Australian ministers and officials who worked constructively with their PNG counterparts.

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Distils the principles of ethics for busy people and studetns, and shows how they can be applied without oversimplifying nor becoming overly theoretical. The book focuses on the need for a strong adherence to codes of corporate governance in a rapidly deregulating and globalising world.

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The Imaginary Australian argues that, in spite of its defects, Anglo- Celtic core culture has played a role in building what remains one of the earth's most decent and prosperous societies.

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Goenawan Mohamad is one of Indonesia's foremost literacy figures and public intellectuals, and this translated volume of essays, from 1968 to 2014, demonstrates the breadth of his perceptive and elegant commentary on literature, faith, mythology, politics, history and Indonesian life. In Other Words shows a writer commited to Indonesia but grappling with universal themes and struggles.

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Offers a lyrical and honest memoir of a poet's life in Sydney. From Lavender Bay to Lindfield, Geoff Lehmann tells the story of his life as a poet, tax lawyer, member of the Sydney Push, single father to three small children and finally, a happily married man who returns to poetry writing and translation.

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'Living by the Sword' is a critique of the Australian military experience from a Christian ethical perspective. It surveys attitudes towards war and warfare from ancient to modern times, considers the moral status of the nation-state and international sovereignty and more.

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This is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. Dhirubhai Ambani was an Indian tycoon whose company, Reliance, is now one of India's major corporations. His sons, Anil and Mukesh, took over after his death in 2002. Their feud - personal and business - is an extraordinary story itself.

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In recent years there have been major advances in our understanding of the causes of mood disorders. Treatments have improved significantly. In Mood Disorders, Joyce and Mitchell and their co-authors highlight the nature of these conditions, their diagnosis and classification, and their causes.

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Argues persuasively that we need to reclaim politics and power from politicians who have increasingly pursued contentious policies unconstrained by robust debate. P Strangio, Monash University.

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Despite best intentions, various codes of ethics and extensive public attention, journalists are repeatedly seen to behave in ways that are less than edifying. With refreshing candour and scholarly rigour, Ian Richards, journalist and academic, examines the reasons why this particular profession is, apparently, so ethically challenged.

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The author voyaged the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. This title interweaves his own diary entries with rich and engaging essays on Antarctic history, science and culture.

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Many commentators suggested that Australias chairing of the G20 would reinvigorate the G20 forum and broaden its influence and scope. But what did the Brisbane meeting achieve and what has happened in its wake In this volume contributors assess the impact of the 2014 summit in the context of the years broader geopolitical challenges.

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Offers a wealth of practical advice on how to write and speak in an entertaining, informative and, above all, accessible way. Simon Clews also helps you to take care of the practicalities, the business if you like, of being a writer and communicator.

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Poverty Wars argues that as a nation Australia can afford to eliminate financial poverty. It states that the fact they don't do so is a matter of choice, not affordability - as the experience of other countries demonstrates.