Politics & government books

This analysis of health care and public policy in Australia explains what governments have done and what they can do about shaping Australia's health care system.

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Mark Davis analyzes the near monopoly of baby boomer ideals and assumptions among Australia's cultural elites. In an age of classic hits radio and television programmes resurrected from the 60s, Davis explores the moral panics and...

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Explains how the triumph of a fundamentally flawed economic orthodoxy has weakened the Australian economy and now threatens our future. Employment in Australia is now increasingly characterised by low-paid and insecure jobs in...

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Pat Giles was a Western Australian political and women's rights activist, union official and politician. She was dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged. The story of a woman whose determination never faltered, whose...

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Addresses the development, and the challenges and impediments, to democratic oversight and review of the intelligence community in Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, the US and UK. Daniel Baldino is a Lecturer in Politics at...

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Malcolm Fraser is one of the least known, most interesting and possibly most misunderstood of Australia's prime ministers. In this book, part memoir and part authorised biography, Fraser, at the age of 79, explains himself and his...

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The findings and recommendations of the Fitzgerald Inquiry continue to have a significant effect on many aspects of public life in Queensland and beyond. This collection recalls the events that led up to the inquiry and examines...

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A lucid forecast of the changes we can expect around the world in this century; where and why future wars will erupt, which nations will gain and lose economic and political power; how new technologies and cultural trends will...

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What did George W. Bush and John Howard do to conservatism? In their wake, the conservative parties in the US and Australia seem to have lost their way. How did the Right in Australia end up in this place? How might it renew...

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Offering effective tools for addressing the dual crises of climate change and the economy, this book demonstrates the huge potential benefits of implementing energy efficiency technology and policies.

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From Liberal parliamentary leader to Australia's franchising guru - this is the story of Terry White. Tony Koch colourfully charts the drive, integrity and family support that have guided White through a fascinating life in...

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This penetrating, timely portrait of Robert Mugabe is the psychobiography of a man whose once-brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. The author's tireless investigation begins with her having...

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The book that Peter Singer has wanted to write for thirty years. It is his argument about how we should respond to hunger and poverty. We live in a unique moment in history where the rich can genuinely help the poor to escape...

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North Korea, run by a mad dictator, is cut off from the rest of the world, unknown and unknowable. But North Korea is also a place where ordinary people live, dream and learn to survive. Demick draws a powerful portrait of a...

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Teacher education text on introducing a human rights program in schools.

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From one of the most senior correspondents in the Canberra Press Gallery comes a rare account of life as a political insider. A rivetting insider's account of how politicians, minders, and journalists really operate.

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The 50th anniversary of the Boyer Lectures presented by General Peter Cosgrove.

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Scottish-born Lachlan Macquarie was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales in 1810, and held office for 12 years. His time encompassed both the establishment of great public works and bitter disputes. M.H. Ellis paints...

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Born and raised in Mudgee, New South Wales, Rabiah Hutchinson seems an unlikely jihadist. But this former country girl turned marijuana- smoking beach bunny and hippy backpacker is a veteran of the global holy war. To Western...

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How are the mighty fallen. At the end of World War II, the Communist Party was a major force in Australian working class life. Yet by the 1980s it had diminished to a demoralised rump. And today it's only a memory. Did the party...

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This collection of opinion pieces, primarily taken from The Australian newspaper, traces the rise and fall of Kevin Rudd's education revolution and provides a detailed account of Australia's education wars.

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Since 1967, when the last Australian (Ronald Ryan) was hanged, Australia has maintained a policy of opposition to the death penalty. This book details the countries which still promote execution by the state and presents a range...

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Looks at the values and instincts that drive the Liberal Party and proposes policy that the party should adopt. Abbott draws lessons from the daying days of the Howard Government and gives his views on his contemporaries,...

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Provides an overview of the context, key institutions and processes of government in New Zealand. Includes detailed analysis of the 2008 New Zealand election and new national government. Author from University of Auckland, New...

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