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Author : Tony Abbott
Publisher : Liberal Party of Australia
ISBN 13 : 0646590332
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (465 download)
Download or read book A Strong Australia written by Tony Abbott and published by Liberal Party of Australia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Strong
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612833934
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Out of Australia written by Steven Strong and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the "out-of-Africa" theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa. The original Australians (referred to by some as Aborigines ), like so many indigenous peoples, are portrayed as "backward" and "primitive." Yet, as the Strongs demonstrate, original Australians had a rich culture, which may have sown the first seeds of spirituality in the world. They had the technology to make international seafaring voyages and have left traces in the Americas and possibly Japan, Southern India, Egypt, and elsewhere. They practiced brain surgery, invented the first hand tools, and had knowledge of penicillin. This book brings together 30 years of intensive research in consultation with elders in the original Australian community. Among their conclusions are the following: There is evidence that humans existed in Australia 40,000 years before they existed in Australia. There were migrations of original Australians in large boats throughout the Indian/Pacific rim. Three distinct kinds of Homo sapiens are found in Australia. There is evidence from the Americas that debunks the out-of-Africa theory. The spiritual influence of the Aborigines is reflected in the religions of the world.
Author : Jessica Gerrard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922464897
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Class in Australia written by Jessica Gerrard and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Class in Australia interrogates the position of class as an explanatory concept and investigates the current state and future of class analysis in Australia by bringing together a range of new and original research on inequality and class. Two decades since it was claimed that class is dead, social, economic and cultural inequalities are rising. Though Australia is often described as a 'lucky country' with a strong economy, we are witness to intensifying inequality with entrenched poverty and the growth of precarious and insecure labour. The disassociation of the rusted-on Labor voter and the rise of far-right politics suggest there is an urgent need to examine the contemporary functions of class relations. Class analysis in Australia has always had a contested position. The prominence of scholarship from the UK and US has often meant class analysis in Australia has had little to say about its settler colonial history and the past and present dynamics of race and racism that are deeply embedded in social and labour relations. In the post-war turn away from Marx and subsequent embrace of Bourdieu, much sociological research on class has focused on explorations of consumption and culture. Long-standing feminist critiques of the absence of gendered labour in class analysis also pose challenges for understanding and researching class. At a time of deepening inequality, Class in Australia is a timely examination of class relations, labour exploitation, and the changing formations of work in contemporary Australian society. 'From colonial inequality to Upper Middle Bogan, this captivating volume dives deep into how class has shaped our nation. Through studies of the unemployed, warehouse workers, unions and school students, this book presents the finest analysis of class that Australian sociology has to offer. Read it to get a richer understanding of poverty, a stronger sense of social status, and a nuanced analysis of how gender, race and sexuality intersect with class.' -- Andrew Leigh MP 'This is a must-read collection for anyone interested in the topic of class in Australia. This collection digs deeps and engages with relevant and timely discussions about class using both an historical and contemporary lens. For anyone who is teaching, studying, or writing about class as theory or method, this book will open up rich and productive conversations. Class is an enduring problematic, both as a descriptor, heuristic device or theoretical framework. This collection aptly responds to this problematic, engaging with class across multiple intersections including gender, race and space. It taps into class as symbolic and ephemeral whilst also highlighting the material, tangible divisions that it produces.' -- Dr. Emma Rowe, Senior Lecturer in Education, Deakin University
Author : Emma Kowal
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782386009
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)
Download or read book Trapped in the Gap written by Emma Kowal and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Australia, a ‘tribe’ of white, middle-class, progressive professionals is actively working to improve the lives of Indigenous people. This book explores what happens when well-meaning people, supported by the state, attempt to help without harming. ‘White anti-racists’ find themselves trapped by endless ambiguities, contradictions, and double binds — a microcosm of the broader dilemmas of postcolonial societies. These dilemmas are fueled by tension between the twin desires of equality and difference: to make Indigenous people statistically the same as non-Indigenous people (to 'close the gap') while simultaneously maintaining their ‘cultural’ distinctiveness. This tension lies at the heart of failed development efforts in Indigenous communities, ethnic minority populations and the global South. This book explains why doing good is so hard, and how it could be done differently.
Author : Allan Behm
Publisher : Upswell
ISBN 13 : 1743822278
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (438 download)
Download or read book No Enemies, No Friends written by Allan Behm and published by Upswell. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is increased defence spending all that Australia needs to ensure its national security? How well placed are we to deal with global shocks and surprises? How should Australia recalibrate its national security settings to deal with global disruption? Drawing on thirty years of experience as a senior government adviser on foreign policy, Allan Behm explores the thinking behind Australia’s security approach and how it’s been shaped by Australia’s cultural and historical experiences. He argues that our mindset is built around pathologies: racism, misogyny, isolation, insecurity, a brashness that masks a deep lack of self-confidence, and the perverse effects of the cultural cringe. No Enemies No Friends doesn’t just show why Australia has become so good at getting things so wrong. Rather, Behm offers practical policy ideas, imbued with optimism, arguing we have every capability to improve. We need to maintain a credible defence force and invest in diplomacy to reduce our dependence on military force and defence alliances. Forward-looking, this is a meditation on how to approach international affairs with sure-footedness in a less predictable world. This is crucial for maintaining Australia’s long-term security and establishing the nation’s confidence to become a significant international actor.
Author : Charlotte Macdonald
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774825316
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Strong, Beautiful and Modern written by Charlotte Macdonald and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1930s and early 1940s, a wave of state-sponsored “national fitness” programs swept Britain and its former settler colonies, laying the foundations for the twentieth century’s obsession with fitness. In Strong, Beautiful and Modern, Charlotte Macdonald shows how governments encouraged citizens to be healthier and more active and thereby reinforced the cultural ties of the Empire. Alongside these state-sponsored efforts was a growing emphasis from business, the medical establishment, and popular culture on the importance of having “a better body.” At a time when government concern over public health issues such as obesity is once again on the rise, Macdonald offers valuable lessons as to why the first national fitness drive was ultimately a failure. Drawing on extensive research, Strong, Beautiful and Modern is a lively investigation into the way people and their governments think about health and well-being, and how historical views have shaped our modern life.
Author : Ian Prosser
Publisher : CSIRO
ISBN 13 : 0643103287
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Water written by Ian Prosser and published by CSIRO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers the status of Australia.s water resources and their future prospects, the many values we hold for water, and the potential for using water more effectively to meet the growing demands of cities, farmers, industries, and the environment.
Author : Trent Dalton
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1460708415
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Boy Swallows Universe written by Trent Dalton and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade' Sydney Morning Herald 'Astonishing, captivating ... a wild, beautiful, heart-exploding ride' Elizabeth Gilbert The bestselling novel that has taken Australia, and the world, by storm. Winner of Book of the Year at the 2019 Indie Book Awards, winner of a record four Australian Book Industry Awards in 2019, including the prestigious Book of the Year Award, and winner of the 2019 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Brisbane, 1985: A lost father, a mute brother, a junkie mum, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli Bell's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart and understand what it means to be a good man, but fate keeps throwing obstacles in his way - not the least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But now Eli's life is going to get a whole lot more serious: he's about to meet the father he doesn't remember, break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day to rescue his mum, come face to face with the criminals who tore his world apart, and fall in love with the girl of his dreams. A story of brotherhood, true love and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe will be the most heartbreaking, joyous and exhilarating novel you will read all year. Awards: 2019 ABIA Book of the Year Award, Winner 2019 Indie Book Award, Winner 2019 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Winner 2019 People's Choice Award, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Winner MUD Literary Prize 2019, Winner 2019 ABIA Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Winner 2019 ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, Winner 2019 ABIA Audiobook of the Year, Winner 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Longlisted 2019 Colin Roderick Award, shortlist Reviews: 'Boy Swallows Universe is a wonderful surprise: sharp as a drawer full of knives in terms of subject matter; unrepentantly joyous in its child's-eye view of the world; the best literary debut in a month of Sundays.' The Australian 'Boy Swallows Universe hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak.' Washington Post 'This thrilling novel' New York Times Book Review 'Marvelously plot-rich ... filled with beautifully lyric prose ...At one point Eli wonders if he is good. The answer is "yes," every bit as good as this exceptional novel.' Booklist 'Dalton's splashy, stellar debut makes the typical coming-of-age novel look bland by comparison ... This is an outstanding debut.' Publisher's Weekly (starred review) 'Extraordinary and beautiful storytelling' Guardian
Author : Rachael Finch
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1460707702
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Happy, Healthy, Strong written by Rachael Finch and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational, life-affirming and beautiful health/wellness & recipe book from Rachael Finch. Rachael Finch is the poster girl for living a wholesome, holistic life. As a result, she is addicted to feeling amazing - and wants everyone else to feel amazing too. As a health coach, television host, model, social-media star and mum, she knows what it is to lead a busy life, and she also knows how easy it is to take shortcuts with your health when you're under pressure. But Rachael passionately believes life is too short to feel unhappy about yourself, and it's her goal to help transform the lives of other women to encourage them to live happy, healthy and strong. An inspiring, affirming and beautiful guide to looking and feeling great, inside and out, Happy Healthy Strong contains 85+ delicious clean wholefood recipes as well as a two-week vitality plan to kickstart your new self. Full of inspiring health and wellness principles, advice on mindfulness and work/life balance, as well as confidence-boosting tips, affirmations and goal setting, Happy Healthy Strong is all about loving your body, loving yourself, and achieving your best, happiest and healthiest self.
Author : Chris Bourke
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1760081744
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Crowded House: Something So Strong written by Chris Bourke and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It's pretty stupid comparing us to the Beatles. There were four of them. There's only three of us.' — Paul Hester Crowded House promised to become the most successful band ever to have come out of Australasia. When 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Something So Strong' exploded in the US charts, worldwide success looked inevitable. Critics compared them musically to the Beatles and fans adored them for their warmth and humour on stage. Four brilliant albums later, their rollercoaster ride of achievements and disappointments came to an end on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, in front of one of the largest audiences in Australian history. The dream was over, the band had finally broken up, their enormous promise was only partially fulfilled. In this definitive account, New Zealand journalist Chris Bourke has written the true story of the first phase of Crowded House. With unparalleled access to all the band members, their families, friends, musical collaborators, managers, and record company personnel, he has captured their essence. It is a unique tale of musical chemistry, family bonds and the personal costs of pursuing an artistic vision. From the manic energy of the recording studio to the machinations of the record industry, this riveting account is a book for every Crowded House fan. This latest edition of Crowded House: Something So Strong includes new material from the author.
Author : Kate Grenville
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459620038
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Secret River written by Kate Grenville and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a de...
Author : Nick Dyrenfurth
Publisher : Scribe Us
ISBN 13 : 9781925106350
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Mateship written by Nick Dyrenfurth and published by Scribe Us. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 'mate' is a mate, right? Wrong, argues Nick Dyrenfurth in this provocative new look at one of Australia's most talked-about beliefs. In the first book-length exploration of our secular creed, one of Australia's leading young historians and public commentators turns mateship's history upside down. Did you know that the first Australians to call each other 'mate' were business partners? Or that many others thought that mateship would be the basis for creating an entirely new society - namely a socialist one? For some, the term 'mate' is 'the nicest word in the English language'; for others, it represents the very worst features in our nation's culture- conformity, bullying, corruption, racism, and misogyny. So what does mateship really mean? Covering more than 200 years of white-settler history, Mateship demonstrates the richness and paradoxes of the Antipodean version of fraternity, and how everyone - from the early convicts to our most recent prime ministers, on both sides of politics - have valued it. 'This is essential reading for anyone interested in one of Australia's key national myths.' Books+Publishing
Author : Rebecca Sullivan
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0733641431
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Warndu Mai (Good Food) written by Rebecca Sullivan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It deserves a place in every Australian kitchen' - Delicious Magazine Features a foreword from the bestselling author of DARK EMU, Bruce Pascoe. This gorgeous illustrated, informative and contemporary cookbook and compendium of native foods will show you how to create truly Australian food and drinks at home. With a few small adjustments and a little experimentation you can prepare delicious food that is better for the Australian environment, is more sustainable and celebrates the amazing ingredients that are truly local. Warndu Mai (Good Food) contains information about seasonal availability, hints, tips and over 80 illustrated and accessible recipes showcasing Australian native foods, using ingredients such as Kakadu plum, native currants, finger lime and pepperberry to create unique dishes and treats - from wattleseed brownies, emu egg sponge cake and bunya nut pesto to native berry, cherry and lime cordial, strawberry gum pavlova and kangaroo carpaccio. It's a must-have for every kitchen.
Author : Chris Sarra
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317579194
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Strong and Smart - Towards a Pedagogy for Emancipation written by Chris Sarra and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong and Smart – Towards a Pedagogy for Emancipation tells the story of how Dr Chris Sarra overcame low expectations for his future to become an educator who has sought to change the tide of low expectations for other Indigenous students. The book draws upon Roy Bhaskar’s theory of Critical Realism to demonstrate how Indigenous people have agency and can take control of their own emancipation. Sarra shows that it is important for Indigenous students to have confidence in their own strength and ability to be as "able" as any other group within society. The book also compares and contrasts White perceptions of what it is to be Indigenous and Indigenous views of what it is to be an Aboriginal Australian. The book calls for Indigenous Australians to radically transform and not simply reproduce the identity that Mainstream White Australia has sought to foster for them. Here the book explores in what ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are "othered" by White Australians. Sarra seeks to advance the novel position that it is OK to be other to White Australia. The question becomes, "which other?" The Indigenous Student should not be treated as the Feared and/or Despised Other, nor should they be coerced into wholly assimilating into White culture.
Author : Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1612388280
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Moon Sydney & the Great Barrier Reef written by Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color guide to Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef includes vibrant photos and easy-to-use maps to help you plan the trip of a lifetime. The birthplace of modern Australia, Sydney is a bustling, cosmopolitan playground. Off Queensland’s endless coast, the Great Barrier Reef is a playground of a different kind, a wonderland of coral gardens and colorful sea life. Larger than the Great Wall of China and home to thousands of species of wildlife, the Great Barrier Reef is an adventure-lover’s paradise. In this book, expert traveler Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey tells you everything you need to know to make this trip possible, with tips on: How to get from Sydney to the Reef and where to stop along the way—including information on Cairns, Port Douglas, and Townsville How to experience the Reef’s world-class diving How to choose the best reef cruises and rainforest tours How to find and identify wildlife
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Publisher : Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 821 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Year Book Australia 2000 written by and published by Aust. Bureau of Statistics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joanne Wallis
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522868231
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)
Download or read book Pacific Power? written by Joanne Wallis and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia is much larger and has significantly more military and economic power than its Pacific Island neighbours. As a result, it is frequently described as having a natural right to lead in the region. Yet, Australia has found it difficult to effectively influence Pacific Island states in pursuit of its strategic interests. It provides the definitive account of how, and how effectively, Australia has sought to influence Pacific Island states in pursuit of its strategic interests since 1975, the year that Papua New Guinea, Australia’s former colonial territory, gained independence. Informed by interviews with key decision makers, Pacific Power? analyses why Australia has had difficulty exercising influence in the Pacific Islands and identifies how Australia can more effectively influence Pacific Island states in pursuit of its strategic interests, and how Australia can present itself more as a Pacific partner than power.
