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Federal Constitutions and Industrial Relations
A comprehensive analysis of one of the most politically controversial issues in Australian law – the implementation of treaties by the federal government. Unique in Australian books on legal issues,…
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French Explorers and Aboriginal Australians
“[The Aboriginal Tasmanians] seem to offer the most perfect image of pristine society … Their open and smiling expression reveals a happiness that has never been troubled by intrusive thoughts…
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Frontier Justice
“Frontier Justice is a very powerful and important book. It appears at a particularly significant time given the intense current debate about Aboriginal history. It is essential reading for anyone…
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Johannes Bjelke-Petersen
A saviour to some, reviled by others, Johannes Bjelke-Petersen became the butt of jokes and even assassination attempts. His influence spread well beyond Queensland, and in the mid-1970s he put…
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Nagasaki: The Forgotten Prisoners
This is one of the most remarkable untold stories of the Second World war. At 11.02 am on an August morning in 1945 America dropped the world’s most powerful atomic…
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Sister Girl
The articles in this unique collection represent a decade of writing by Aboriginal historian and activist Jackie Huggins. These essays and interviews combine both the public and the personal in…
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Symbols of Australia
Australia is a land of symbols. The Southern Cross. The Sydney Opera House. The kangaroo. Vegemite. But what do they actually mean? Where do they come from? Why are some…
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The Engine Room of Government
For 140 years the Premier’s Department and its predecessors have been at the heart of the government of Queensland. Its activities may have been invisible, its influence unrecognised and its…