UNSW Press

In 1941, the paper emperors of the newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years — thanks to shrewd and ruthless behaviour from members of the Murdoch, Packer and Fairfax families and other key players — they grew into media monsters.

The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales – its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.

Om Dhungel was forced to flee Bhutan as a refugee, eventually arriving in Australia — this traumatic upheaval brought a surprising blessing: what Om learned about life when he lost everything except life itself.

This unofficial account of Australian Signals intelligence reveals the organisation’s efforts to reveal the secrets of others.

Leading thinkers on the policies and leadership of the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022