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W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale' regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase 'the great Australian silence'.

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A lucid forecast of the changes we can expect around the world in this century; where and why future wars will erupt, which nations will gain and lose economic and political power; how new technologies and cultural trends will alter the way we live. Friedman shows that we are now, for the first time in half a millennium, at the dawn of a new era.

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New updated edition This book will change the way you think about your country... Australians now officially have the best living conditions in the world. Our country is both fair and free - and the only developed nation to have avoided a recession in the past twenty years.

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A delightful portrait gallery that evokes a turbulent time. In The Whitlam Mob, Mungo gives a sharp, witty and very personal account of the main characters of the Whitlam years - from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns.

(Paperback, 40th edition)

In the aftermath of the 2010 election, Megalogenis considers what has happened to politics in Australia. He dissects the cycle of polls, focus groups and presidential politics and explores what it has done to the prospect of serious, difficult reform and the style of our leaders. He argues that politics-as-usual has become a self-defeating game.

(Paperback, 50th edition)

Western women today have unprecedented freedom and power. In Australia we have a female prime minister and governor-general; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve.

(Paperback, 45th edition)

In this dazzling piece of reportage, Anna Krien investigates the contemporary animal kingdom and our place in it. From pets to food, from wildness to science experiments, Krien also reveals how animals are faring in this new world order. Examples range from the joyful to the deeply unsettling.

(Paperback, 21st edition)

According to the author, we need a completely new politics built on the world as we find it. In his provocative new essay, he throws out a challenge to the party of social democracy, the Labour Party - to both its true believers on the left and on its right-wing machine men.

(Paperback, 37th edition)

What did George W. Bush and John Howard do to conservatism In their wake, the conservative parties in the US and Australia seem to have lost their way. How did the Right in Australia end up in this place How might it renew itself This essay unravels the terms Right and Left, and discusses what a better conservatism might look like.

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Looking for a job Don't know where to start This book helps you learn how to: write a CV and covering letter; contact employers and recruitment agencies; manage your personal finances; act professionally in a work environment; and most important of all: find a job you love, and keep it.

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An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us.

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A ground-breaking approach for practicing courageous love and resilient intimacyfrom the creator of Internal Family Systems therapy

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This is a history commissioned by the SWALSC to present as evidence at the Single Noongar Native Title Claim over metropolitan Perth and south-west WA. The single Noongar Claim hinged on the proof that the Noongar were a single unified people and not a number of unrelated groups as claimed by the state of Western Australia.

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Aboriginal health workers are employed by primary health care services to help bridge the gap between the Western medical clinic and their own kin. This book portrays the unique healing practice offered by Aboriginal health workers and urges that practical steps be taken to bolster their holistic approach.

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Australia's advertising agencies enjoyed their reputation as a glamorous and fun place to work. Not surprisingly, many of the nation's brightest and most creative people were drawn to advertising. Behind Glass Doors ventures into the offices to reveal the inner workings of the Australian advertising business during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

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Dramatic and inspiring accounts from survivors of the most shocking shark and other animal attacks from around the world.