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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

by Doris Garimara Pilkington

This is an extraordinary story of courage and faith. It is based on the actual experiences of three girls who fled from the repressive life of Moore River Native Settlement, following along the rabbit-proof...


The Censor's Library: Uncovering the Lost History of Australia's Banned Books

by Nicole Moore

The first comprehensive examination of Australian book censorship, this enlightening and enthralling discussion is based on Nicole Moore’s discovery of the secret "censor’s library" in the National Archives. Combining...


Three Crooked Kings

by Matthew Condon

Journalist and novelist Matthew Condon has crafted the definitive account—a searing story of greed, crime, and corruption—of an era that changed Queensland society; an impact that reverberates across the...


Kakadu Calling

by Jane Christophersen

From 'Dinky the Dingo' to 'Finding My Way Home,' Jane Christophersen presents an engaging collection of short stories for young readers. Jane reveals the wonders of daily life in the bush and includes messages...


The New Zealand Wars 1820-72

by Ian Knight & Raffaele Ruggeri

Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori - the Polynesian people who had inhabited New Zealand since medieval times - were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers, which in...


The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II

by Wayne Stack & Mike Chappell

In 1939, New Zealand was far less well prepared for war than it had been in 1914. Nevertheless, more than 140,000 New Zealanders - nearly 9 per cent of the dominion's total population - enlisted to fight overseas...


Canberra

by Paul Daley

Canberra, Australia, is a city of orphans. People arrive temporarily for work, but stay when they discover the unanticipated promise and opportunity Canberra has to offer. An exploration of the city Australia...


Where the White Man Treads - Across The Pathway Of The Maori

by , W. Otorohanga

Originally published in 1928, this book is a comprehensive study of the Maori people and their inner lives, customs and beliefs, written by one who lived amongst them during a time before modern western civilisation...


Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting

by Mike Dash

From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival.

It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India...


Frenchmans Cap

by Simon Kleinig

Frenchmans Cap tells the story of Australia's most majestic mountain and 'one of the world's great wilderness walks' - a must for any modern day adventurer in Tasmania. Named by convicts in Macquarie Harbour's...


Larrikins: A History

by Melissa Bellanta

Australia has often been said to possess a “larrikin streak,” from the Stiffy and Mo cartoons and the true-blue Crocodile Hunter to the characters in the silent film The Sentimental Bloke. When it first...


Whispers of This Wik Woman

by Fiona Doyle

This absorbing and personal account of Wik activist Jean George Awumpun offers a rare understanding of Aboriginal identity and traditional land. To illustrate her proud Alngith Wikwaya beginnings, Awumpun's...


The Australian Army in World War I

by Robert Fleming & Mike Chappell

The Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I is worthy of celebration. Some 400,000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population,...


New Zealand As It Might Have Been 2

by Stephen Levine

A mix of short stories and commentaries—some whimsical, some grim—this work of creative conjecture offers a perceptive and positive new slant on significant New Zealand events and personalities. With a modest...


Raupatu: The Confiscation of Maori Land

by Richard Boast & Richard S. S. Hill

A groundbreaking collection of essays by leading academics and intellectuals, this record examines the confiscation of Maori land in 19th-century New Zealand and the broader imperial context. Based on a 2008...


Maori and the State: Crown?Maori Relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa, 1950?2000

by Richard S. S. Hill

Presenting the most recent research and written by an expert in the field, this examination explores the principal interrelationships between the British Crown and the Maori people in the 1950s and 1960s when...


Speech Matters: Getting Free Speech Right

by Katharine Gelber

Why is Australia's current attitude towards freedom of speech harmful to democracy? Australia is the land of the 'fair go'. But does this attitude extend to freedom of speech? Unlike the US, Australia has no...


Local Hollywood: Global Film Production and the Gold Coast

by Ben Goldsmith, Susan Ward & Tom O'Regan

The pioneering story of Australia’s own Hollywood. Hollywood films and television programs are watched by a global audience. While many of these productions are still made in southern California, the last...


The Hard Light of Day: An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte Country

by Rod Moss

A story of whitefella-blackfella friendship that offers hope for the future. Two years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs to teach painting, he met an Indigenous couple who had set up camp in the...


Cattle Camp

by Herb Wharton

A collection of stories told to the author by Aboriginal stockmen and women. Captures the life of the droving days when these people traveled huge distances on drives from North Queensland to Victoria and South...