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Writers, musicians, filmmakers, gamers, lawyers and academics talk about why copyright matters to them - or doesn't.

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Urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share Australias towns and cities. From his childhood in a country town noticing blackbirds and sparrows to studying brush turkeys in the suburbs, Jones shares a story of curiosity, discovery, adventure and conflict, played out in city streets and backyards.

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Sexual harassment, domestic violence and date rape had not been named, although they certainly existed, when Damned Whores and Gods Police was first published in 1975. In this updated edition, Anne Summers asks: who are todays damned whores; and why do women themselves still want to be Gods Police

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World-leading epidemiologist Professor Raina MacIntyre navigates the past, present and future of pandemics and biosecurity. MacIntyre examines the history of biological warfare, Soviet and US bioweapons programmes, developments in genetic engineering, synthetic biology and catastrophic laboratory accidents. She also explores the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Telling the story of the RAAF's No 1 Fighter Wing, composed of both Australian and British spitfire pilots, Darwin Spitfires explores the little-known 1943 season of air combat over the top end, recovering this important aspect of Australian history.

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Robert Menzies received 22,000 letters during his 1949-1966 record-breaking second term as Australian Prime Minister. They lectured him, quoted Shakespeare and the Bible at him and sent advice on how to eliminate the rabbit problem. In Dear Prime Minister, Menzies' fabled Forgotten People write back.

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Tom Diver Derrick VC DCM was Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II. The diaries he kept throughout his campaigns, from Tobruk to Tarakan, are among the most important writings by any Australian soldier. Those diaries and his other known wartime correspondence and interviews are published here in their entirety.

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Turns the common perception of archaeology as an exploration of the ancient on its head. Alice Gormans captivating inquiry into the most modern and daring of technologies spanning some 60 years takes the reader on a journey which captures the relics of space forays and uncovers the cultural value of detritus all too readily dismissed as junk.

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Food writing like you've never seen before: honest, brave, and exceptionally tasty. Not holding back from the struggles of mental illness and difficult conversations about weight and wellbeing, Sam Van Zweden advocates for a body politics that is empowering, productive and meaningful.

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Traces Edith Blake's story from training in Sydney to her war service in the Middle East and the Mediterranean; her conflicted feelings about nursing German prisoners of war as German aircraft bombed England, to her death in waters where Germany had promised the safe passage of hospital ships.

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An award-winning and landmark joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia's most respected historians.

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Brings alive life on the Victorian goldfields. This book tells us about power, settlement and the growth of the colony. It tells us about rights, and what matters. The reader is challenged to investigate - like a detective, you must sift through different accounts and reach your own understanding.

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This powerful book is the result of a father's quest to find out all the facts associated with the death of his son. It was a search that revealed a labyrinth of excuses, denials, half-truths, cover-ups, contrived secrecy, incompetence, negligence, orders not followed, and lessons not learnt from twelve years of war in Afghanistan.

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Millions of Australian feed wild birds in their gardens. Yet there is currently very little information or advice on offer to tell them how to do this properly. This book provides the first readily available source of reliable information relevant to Australia.

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A history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia, this book focuses on the role played by affected communities in addressing the crisis, a side of the story that is often overlooked. With lives and the survival of communities on the line, Fighting For Our Lives captures the highstakes drama of this extraordinary period.

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From the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the burning ruins of the Bali bombings, For Gallantry tells the stories of the 28 Australians awarded the nation's highest non-combat awards for bravery: the Imperial George Cross and its Australian Honours and Awards replacement, the Cross of Valour.