Beyond Satire by Rowan Dean
$9.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Romping hilariously through the three years of the Gillard/Rudd government, Rowan Dean's sharp pen and eagle eye chronicle the finest and funniest moments of what has been an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. From the back-stabbing intrigues of Julia Caesar in ancient Rome to the reincarnation of Kevin ...Show more
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - A History of Now by Michael Burleigh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics
In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century - first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic aftermath an ...Show more
Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years by Samantha (ed) Trenoweth
$24.95 AUD
Category: Politics
Bewitched and Bedevilled looks at the reasons Julia Gillard, our first female Prime Minister, was so vehemently attacked, the varied reactions to being a female prime minister, her unfortunate position at the receiving end of a barrage of sexism and misogyny and how much this played a part in her politi ...Show more
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2016 by Russ Radcliffe (ed)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Best Australian Political Cartoons Ser.
With Dean Alston, Peter Broelman, Pat Campbell, Andrew Dyson, John Farmer, First Dog on the Moon, Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Bill Leak, Alan Moir, Peter Nicholson, Bruce Petty, David Pope, David Rowe, John Spooner, Ron Tandberg, Andrew Weldon, Cathy Wilcox, Paul Zanetti, an ...Show more
Battlelines by Tony Abbott
$24.95 AUD
Category: Politics
New introduction on why good policy matters and why books debating big policy ideas matter. Abbott argues the battle of ideas helps ensure political parties come to power knowing who they are, what they stand for, what the impact of the policies might be and how they can best be implemented. Good policy ...Show more
Battleground - Why the Liberal Party shirtfronted Tony Abbott by Wayne ERRINGTON and Peter VAN ONSELEN
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Tony Abbott came to the prime ministership lauded as the most effective leader of the opposition since Whitlam. Why then did he fail to succeed in the job to which he had aspired for decades? Battleground chronicles the paradox of the Abbott prime ministership: steadfast loyalty when pragmatism was requ ...Show more
Bard of the deal by Hart Seely
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
From award-winning reporter and author of Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld comes this collection of poems mined from the interviews, speeches, and tweets of Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Vicious Ones I was attacked viciously By those women, Of cours ...Show more
Australian Prime Ministers by Michelle Grattan
$40.00 AUD
Category: Politics
In this engaging and authoritative book, twenty-one historians, biographers and political analysts discuss and profile those who have attained Australia's highest office, and the forces that shaped them. Includes chapters on the ousting of Julia Gillard and the return of Kevin Rudd, the ensuing election ...Show more
Balancing Act: Australia Between Recession and Renewal by George Megalogenis
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Quarterly Essay
Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to aim at. We will either catch the next wave of prosperity, or finally succumb to the Great Recession. What has gone wrong with our politics ...Show more
The Australian Moment by George Megalogenis
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Winner of the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award, 2012 Walkley Book Award, and Australia's bestselling political book of 2012.The book of the TV series Making Australia Great.'This man is perhaps the sanest journalist in Australia. He believes in facts and figures. He has a unique grasp of politics in ...Show more
Australian Moment by George Megalogenis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Winner of the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award, 2012 Walkley Book Award, and Australia's bestselling political book of 2012 The book of the TV series Making Australia Great There's no better place to be during economic turbulence than Australia. Brilliant in a bust, we've learnt to use our brains in ...Show more
American Politics For Dummies by Matthew Alan Hill
$37.95 AUD
Category: Politics
The simplest way to get to grips with the American political system American Politics For Dummies is an engaging and accessible guide to the inner workings of the U.S. government, cutting through the political jargon, to give you the facts. The book begins with the basics, including government structur ...Show more