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“quentin beresford”

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  • Hooked

    Inside the murky world of Australia's gambling industry

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Australians lose around $25 billion on legal forms of gambling each year, the most of any country in the world, while the industry rakes in $187 billion through poker machines, casinos and the exponential rise in sports betting. 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 ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Rogue Corporations

    Inside Australia's biggest business scandals

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Crown Resorts, the Bond Group, James Hardie, HIH Insurance, Geoffrey Edelsten' s Allied Medical Group, 7-Eleven and Rio Tinto, the list goes on…Australia has suffered from the continual sting of business scandals since corporate cowboys like Alan Bond and Christopher Skase wrought so much damage during the 1980s. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Australians have been affected, with many left ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Wounded Country

    The Murray–Darling Basin – a contested history

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Like many Australians, I looked on with horror as images of a million dead fish swamped the media and consumed the news cycle. I resolved to dig deeper. The Murray–Darling Basin is under threat. This vast and spectacular geographical region, covering one million square kilometres from central Queensland to South Australia, has been exploited for nearly 200 years. Soil erosion, sand drifts, dust ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Adani and the War Over Coal

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Coal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Godfather

    The life of Brian Burke

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Once touted as a potential prime minister, former Western Australian premier Brian Burke has had a rollercoaster career. This is the first major biography of this charismatic and influential politician who even out of power and disgraced, pulled political strings in WA and beyond.The most popular premier in the nation in the 1980s, Brian Burke went to gaol twice after the scandals of WA Inc. His ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Our State of Mind

    Racial planning and the stolen generations

    de Quentin Beresford, Paul Omaji ...
    Series Libro 132 - Untapped
    In 1937, the Australian Government adopted a policy that led to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families. The aim was assimilation. The result, if the policy had continued, would have been the end of the Aboriginal race. The terrible long term impact on the mental, physical and emotional health of those children, now known as the Stolen Generation, is well documented. But how could ... Leer más

    $8.58 USD

  • Rob Riley

    An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice

    de Quentin Beresford ...
    Rob Riley was at the centre of debates that polarised views on race relations in Australia: land rights, treaty, deaths in custody, self-determination, justice system, native title and the Stolen Generations. Tragically he took his own life in 1996, shocking community leaders and citizens alike. Riley's life raises profound questions about our past, our present and our future. ... Leer más

    $26.29 USD

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  • The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott

    de Andrew P Street ...
    An irreverent take on the political life and times of Australia's twenty eighth prime minister, detailing a litany of questionable calls, miraculous blunders, and inexplicable mistakes.In August 2013, Australia welcomed Tony Abbott as its new prime minister. This promised to be a marriage between responsible government and a nation tired of the endless drama of the Gillard-Rudd years. But then... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Downfall

    How the Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart

    de Aaron Patrick ...
    How Labor lost the race -- how Bill Shorten could save the party - and why it matters.In the 2007 election, led by Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard they smashed the Howard government and made the country look fresh and optimistic again. But under the sunny exterior lurked unchecked tensions, corrupt members, factional warlords, leadership woes. Now, Labor's pains have become the Abbott-led Coalition's ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Blue Blood

    The Inside Story of the National Party in Crisis

    de Andrea Vance ...
    'A political bombshell book' - Sunday Star TimesBeginning with the shock resignation of John Key, Blue Blood reveals the reasons behind one of the most dramatic falls in popularity in New Zealand's political history and tells the full story of how the National Party went to war with itself.Informed by campaign emails and internal party communications, and with commentary from key advisors, ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Making of Julia Gillard

    Prime Minister

    de Jacqueline Kent ...
    The first biography of Australia's first female Prime Minister.Julia Gillard has always been an exceptional figure in Australian politics, widely admired by her adversaries as well as in the electorate. And now she is also an exceptional figure in Australian history: the first woman to be this country's Prime Minister.The path to power has been far from smooth. Gillard's career has been marked by ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Take Your Best Shot: Penguin Special

    Penguin Special

    de Jacqueline Kent ...
    No Australian prime minister has had to face such a difficult and challenging political environment as did Julia Gillard. Her impressive legislative record was overshadowed by pitched battles with jealous rivals and a remarkably hostile media, as well as her own struggles to communicate effectively with the public.Following her successful The Making of Julia Gillard, award-winning biographer ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD