New releases

9781761170737

The First Albanese Government: Governing in an age of disruption and division, 2022–2025

Edited by Michelle Grattan, John Halligan, John Hawkins

Australia’s leading voices on politics and policy examine the first Albanese Government from 2022 to 2025.

9781761170119

Looking from the North: Australian history from the top down

Acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds turns Australian history on its axis in a ground-breaking exploration of how colonisation north of the Tropic of Capricorn was very different to the southern states.

9781761170256

Hooked: Inside the murky world of Australia's gambling industry

Quentin Beresford

With a cast of questionable characters, iconic corporate brands, eye-watering greed, political subterfuge and the many state and federal politicians who have sold out to the gambling industry, Hooked exposes the underbelly of gambling in Australia.

9781761170171

Liars, cheats and copycats: Trickery and deception in nature

Popular science writer James O’Hanlon introduces readers to a smorgasbord of creatures who use disguise, camouflage, mimicry and misdirection to beat their predators.

9781761170508

The Best Australian Science Writing 2025

Edited by Zoe Kean, Tegan Taylor, foreword by Veena Sahajwalla

This much-loved anthology – now in its fifteenth year – selects the most riveting, entertaining, poignant and fascinating stories from Australian writers, poets and scientists.

9781742237800

Heart of Ice: A journey into Antarctica’s frozen realm

Acclaimed writer Joy McCann takes the reader on a compelling journey, navigating entangled stories of ice and rock, humans, animals and other species, through the prism of Antarctica’s ice.

9781761170553

PIX: The Magazine that told Australia's Story

The magazine that shocked, entertained and informed Australians like never before is celebrated in a new book.

9781761170195

Elizabeth Harrower: The woman in the watch tower

The revealing biography of a leading – and enigmatic – Australian novelist.

9781761170386

(Be)wilder: Journeys in Nature

Can our interactions with wildlife help answer life’s big questions? Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl explores how people around the world interact with the natural world.

9781761170461

A photographic celebration of some of nature’s most majestic creatures –humpback whales.

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Newcastle: The Lives and Times of a City

Newcastle finds itself on shifting ground. But it's not an earthquake, or subsidence due to an old mine. It's perception that's shifting.

9781761170102

Unfinished Revolution: The feminist fightback

Virginia Haussegger

Unfinished Revolution is a clarion call to reignite revolutionary feminist action.

9781761170362

Australian Heroes of World War II: Remarkable stories of battlefield courage

Leading military historian Mark Johnston tells stories of the courage of individual soldiers across every battle in which Australians fought in World War II.

9781761170546

2026 Australasian Sky Guide

The ultimate guide to the night sky.

9781761170560

Urban Pest Management in Australia New Edition

Ion Staunton, Phillip Hadlington, John Gerozisis

A new fully updated edition of the major reference work for Australian pest control operators.