All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin by Mikhail Zygar
$24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
All the Kremlin's Men is a gripping narrative of an accidental king and a court out of control. Based on an unprecedented series of interviews with Vladimir Putin's inner circle, this book presents a radically different view of power and politics in Russia. The image of Putin as a strongman is dissolved ...Show more
The Nordic Edge: Policy Possibilities for Australia by Andrew Scott, Rod Campbell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
How the Nordic approach can shape Australia's future for betterClimate and energy. Work/life balance. Mining taxes. Progress on policy issues like these is essential, and yet they have become subject to the most rancorous partisanship, the precipitation of culture wars, and have brought down governments ...Show more
Our National Shame: Violence against Women (In the National Interest) by Kate Fitz-gibbon
$19.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The expos s in early 2021 of sexism and sexual violence in Parliament House prompted women across the country (and some men) to take to stages, lecterns and social media to express their rage and demand action. However, while these events highlighted that violence against women is an ongoing issue in ou ...Show more
The Psychic Tests: A deep dive into the world of believers and sceptics by Gary Nunn
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Award-winning journalist Gary Nunn investigates psychics, mediums and astrologers to understand their uncanny power and whether it's used for good or evil. Gary has always been a sceptic. His sister Taren, an avid believer, consults mediums to navigate a family trauma. When Gary reports a news story abo ...Show more
No, You're Not Entitled to Your Opinion: And 49 Other Essays That Got the World Talking by Alexandra Hansen
$29.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
From its early days as an unknown start-up, The Conversation published landmark essays such as Patrick Stokes's 'No, you're not entitled to your opinion', which saw the organisation grow into an important and valued part of the news media. It has since expanded to eight regions around the world and is p ...Show more
Cadre Country How China became the Chinese Communist Party by John Fitzgerald
$39.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country places the spotlight on the nation’s 40 million cadres – the managers and government officials em ...Show more
On Reckoning by Amy Remeikis
$16.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: On Ser.
What happens when the usual political tactics of deflect and dodge are no longer enough? A reckoning. The Guardian's political reporter Amy Remeikis has spoken before about being a survivor of sexual assault, but Brittany Higgins going public with her story ripped the curtain back not just on political ...Show more
Uncommon Wealth - Britain and the Aftermath of Empire by Kojo Koram
$32.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
'BRILLIANTLY ARRANGED AND RICH WITH FRESH INSIGHTS, UNCOMMON WEALTH REMINDS US HOW THE FORGOTTEN STORIES OF EMPIRE AND DECOLONISATION CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES IN BRITAIN - AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD - UP TO TODAY' AKALABritain didn't just put the empire back the way it had found it.In Uncommon W ...Show more
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic by Bill Gates
$49.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Before Bill Gates became an expert on climate science, he was known as one of the few who studied pandemics - how they start, how they spread, how they can be controlled. He warned us years ago in a now-famous TED Talk of their ...Show more
Our Unstable Neighbourhood: The Contest for South-East Asia: Australian Foreign Affairs 15 by Jonathan Pearlman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
As the great powers clash in South-East Asia, how will Australia secure its interests in the region?The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the challenges confronting South-East Asia as it finds itself at the epicentre of the rivalry between the United States and China.Our Unstable Neigh ...Show more
The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping's China by Kevin Rudd
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Written by one of Australia's former prime ministers and China expert, this book challenges the politicians, strategists and generals on both sides as they happily embark on the slippery slope of decoupling, containment, confrontation, conflict and Cold War. Possibly even the unthinkable: war itself. ...Show more
Puff Piece by John Safran
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
Wild, hilarious and thought-provoking, Puff Piece is a probing look into Big Tobacco and the vaping industry, and how words can be literally a matter of life and death.The folks that bring you Marlboro - Philip Morris - are wheezing, slowly dying. Cigarettes are out of favour with everyone, from world g ...Show more