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A Dumping Ground
Cherbourg settlement was a home to many. But it was never the haven the Queensland government intended. By the end of the 19th century, at the height of Queensland’s Aboriginal…
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Australia and the World 1931–1936
Commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the prestigious Documents on Australian Foreign Policy series, this is a comprehensive survey of Australia’s foreign and trade policy from…
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Australian Pastoral
Mapping the tradition of pastoral painting in Australia, charting its entanglement with the great pastoral settlement of the country, this new interpretation of contact history argues that the twin strategies…
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Black and White Together
In the l950s Australia considered itself “the land of the fair go”. However, this was not the experience of Indigenous Australians who were excluded from the vote, equal wages, education…
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Catalyst
In a world of big government and big business, individuals can still make a difference – especially when their fight sparks the media’s interest and the survival instincts of politicians.In…
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Citizens
Continuing the epic story of china’s centuries-old relationship with Australia .. the sequel to Sojourners. Few writers are more highly respected than Eric Rolls, whose sensuous poetry and impeccably researched…
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Citizens
Continuing the epic story of china’s centuries-old relationship with Australia .. the sequel to Sojourners. Few writers are more highly respected than Eric Rolls, whose sensuous poetry and impeccably researched…
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Civil Rights
Australians know very little about how Indigenous Australians came to gain the civil rights that other Australians had long taken for granted. One of the key reasons for this is…
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Colonial Armidale
It is through the stories of townspeople and their aspirations, achievements and foibles that this vivid history unfolds. Unconventional as well as rigorously researched, this is an engrossing and dramatic…
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Cooloola Coast
For the first time, a human and environmental history of this magnificent Heritage-listed region. The informative, narrative-based text covers natural history features, Aboriginal occupation and the crucial impact of white…
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Documents on Australian Foreign Policy
DFAT Documents on Australian Foreign Policy, Australia and Papua New Guinea, 1970 – 1972 is the second of three volumes on on Papua New Guinea and its transition to self-government….