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People Power: How Australian referendums are lost and won new edition

David Hume, George Williams

In the only full history of constitutional change in Australia, George Williams and David Hume examine Australia’s referendum record, why success has been so rare and how we can change this.

9781742238135

Travelling to Tomorrow: The modern women who sparked Australia’s romance with America

Yves Rees rewrites the story of Australian–US relations by spotlighting ten trailblazing women whose extraordinary lives have largely been forgotten.

9781742238197

Breaking the Boss Bias: How to get more women into leadership

Award-winning author Catherine Fox maps out seven ways to recognise and beat boss bias.

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Vector: A surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation

Robyn Arianrhod

A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions — sparking both controversy and discovery.

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Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia's AIDS crisis

Critical Care paints a vivid and nuanced picture of HIV and AIDS nursing and sheds light on an unexamined aspect of Australia’s AIDS crisis.

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John Busst: Bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest

A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.

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Hazzard and Harrower: The letters

Edited by Brigitta Olubas, Susan Wyndham

Two extraordinary writers, one difficult mother and a vanished literary world.

9781742237992

Peripathetic is an essay collection exploring globalised identities in flux.

9781742238210

A Little History of the Australian Labor Party new edition

Frank Bongiorno, Nick Dyrenfurth

A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions