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“tim colebatch”

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  • Dick Hamer

    the liberal Liberal

    by Tim Colebatch ...
    He was the reformer who made Victoria a leader in social equality, the arts, and the environment. He and his government built the underground rail loop, decriminalised homosexuality, abolished capital punishment, and outlawed sexual discrimination in the workplace.Hamer and his team ended the demolition of the inner suburbs, preserved the best of the state’s buildings and landscapes, and set aside ... Read more

    $54.19 USD

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    by George Megalogenis ...
    Paul Keating and John Howard altered the nation’s body-clock. Between them, they dominated 30 years of power, as both treasurers and prime ministers. Typically, they have been seen only as antagonists with competing visions of Australia and its place in the world. In The Longest Decade, however, George Megalogenis argues that they also deserve to be seen as the twin architects of the political, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Mighty Totara: The Life and Times of Norman Kirk

    by David Grant ...
    A major biography of arguably New Zealand's greatest modern political leader As Norman Kirk’s body lay in state near the steps of Parliament on the day after his death on 31 August 1974, a kaumatua wailed ‘the mighty totara has fallen’. The lament reflected what many New Zealanders felt about this big, commanding and loved leader, dead at just 51. More than 30,000 people filed past Kirk's casket ... Read more

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  • Outpost A Doctor on the Divide

    by Gweneth Wisewould ...
    Gweneth Wisewould had no direct descendents of her own but the Australian farming community in Central Victoria was as important to her as a family. Moving from Melbourne in the 1930s, she soon became respected and was known only as "The Doctor" for over 30 years. This book recounts her historical view of the people, their lives and illnesses, the beauty and ferocity of the local environment and ... Read more

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  • The Best Australian Trucking Stories

    by Jim Haynes ...
    A collection of true stories taken from the lives of trucking men and women from Tarcutta to Alice Springs and all over Australia.The trucker's job-so vital to our nation's everyday life-makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories.This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often ... Read more

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  • Margaret & Gough

    The love story that shaped a nation

    by Susan Mitchell ...
    The Whitlams' wasn't just a love story - it was a dynamic and enduring partnership that shaped our nation.This is the compelling story of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, his wife Margaret and their 70-year relationship – personal and political, private and public. It is a story of how two extraordinary people, side by side, led the Australian nation into an exciting and turbulent new era ... Read more

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  • Letters from the Front

    by Dorothy Gilding ...
    “There were dead men everywhere, and a good number of our cavalry. We passed Fritz artillery with dead horses attached to their limbers. I come across a wounded Fritz. He was just a young boy and our tanks had run over him. A crew of five had a gun mounted in a shell-hole and the tank had flattened it into the ground, killing the rest. He had both his legs broken and had a very pitiful look. I ... Read more

    $4.72 USD

  • The Presidency of George W. Bush

    A First Historical Assessment

    Edited by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    An in-depth look at Bush’s presidency by some of America’s top historiansThe Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies. Emotions surrounding the Bush presidency continue to run high—conservatives steadfastly defend its achievements, liberals call it a disgrace. This book ... Read more

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  • The War of the Worlds

    by Noel Pearson ...
    Series Book 3 - Short Blacks
    'How many Australians born in the 137 years since Truganini's death learnt her legend and scarcely thought deeper about the enormity of the loss she represented, and the history that led to it? Her spirit casts a long shadow over Australian history, but we have nearly all of us found a way to avert our eyes from its meaning.'In The War of the Worlds, Noel Pearson considers the shadow over ... Read more

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  • The Great Wrong War

    by Stevan Eldred-Grigg ...
    An entirely new look at the shocking impact of the First World War on New Zealand. For New Zealand, World War One was wholly avoidable, wholly unnecessary — and almost wholly disastrous. Stevan Eldred-Grigg believes that the enormous cost of the war to our people was way too high — and that we still feel its effects, both socially and culturally, today. This is excellent narrative non-fiction, ... Read more

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  • Ripped Apart

    by Tony Farrington ...
    During earthquakes that destroyed Christchurch (New Zaland) the city’s Mayor, Bob Parker, inspired its people similarly to the way in which New York’s Mayor, Rudi Giuliani, did after 9/11. Parker’s story is a text book of how to cope with catastrophe. A riveting read, goes behind the scenes and vividly describes living through hundreds of quakes and the bravery and heroism of the city’s people. ... Read more

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  • The Failed Welfare Revolution

    America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy

    by Brian Steensland ...
    Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the nation's existing welfare system with a revolutionary program to guarantee Americans basic economic ... Read more

    $26.99 USD