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B.A. Santamaria was a political activist and traditionalist Catholic layman, an important figure in one of the key political events in Australia history, the disastrous 1954 split in the ALP. Santamaria produced many working documents for his employees, supporters and members, published here in the public realm for the first time.

Engages an assortment of people in the worlds of politics, society, art, sport, music and architecture.

This powerful examination of the effects of hyperconsumerism on contemporary life provides a comprehensive look at how choices affect the balance between work and life in society. Using past experiences, the author explores issues that concern many today--a generation sacrificing depth for breadth--and asks the question, "Is it possible to have too much choice?" With detail and insight, the guide analyzes a world full of information at the cli...

Deals with the letters and documents of Tasmania in the year 1830. This title shows the development of educational and religious institutions, the maturation of Governor Arthur's convict system, issues of trial by jury, and original dispatches of the period between the Governor and London. It offers an account of the early growth of Australia.

Abortion was one of Australia's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. This book describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force.

An invaluable academic resource, this investigation tracks the trends of contemporary Australian fiction with clear, approachable language and well-known works to illustrate points. A complete study of the major genres of Australian fiction that have flourished since 1989, this reference covers the popular--including crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance novels--as well as the literary. Novels used and referenced in this wide-ra...

Based on the common aphorism that golf is a microcosm of life, this is a collection of 50 valuable lessons that great golfers have learned from the game, including perseverance, courage, perspective, patience, and self-belief. Presenting morals that apply to all people--golfers and nongolfers alike--in their daily lives, this compilation draws from legends of the sport and their noteworthy matches such as Arnold Palmer at the 1960 U.S. Open, B...

When Kenneth Baillieu Myer's father fell dead on the footpath in 1934, Ken's life changed in that instant. Groomed by his mother to lead the Myer empire, Ken with his brother oversaw Myer's failure as a major retailing force and sold it to Coles. This biography is about money: making it, giving it and its responsibilities.

Engaging and well-written, this memoir offers insight into the public and private life of David Penington, one of Australia's leading public health experts and the former vice chancellor of the University of Melbourne. A fascinating read, the narrative reveals a tireless leader who, at every stage of his working life, has never shunned public controversy in a bid to improve the lives of all Australians. From his appointment to St. Vincent's Ho...

Based on exhaustive research and interviews, this record is a meticulous portrait of wily and brilliant Australian politician, Bob Hawke. Candid and detailed, this account underscores Hawke's achievements, such as his victory over Labor leader Bill Hayden, his appointment as Prime Minister, and his involvement in the precarious game of international politics in the last days the Cold War. Rich with intrigue and drama, this reference also inclu...

What really happened on the Australian home front during the Second World War? For the people of Melbourne these were years of social dislocation and increased government interference in all aspects of daily life. This book presents the story of their work, leisure and relationships.

A unique history of Australia, this reference catalogs 12 disasters that shook the nation and made it what it is today. Documenting debacles ranging from natural disasters to military gaffes and general human stupidity, shortsightedness, and greed, this compilation spotlights the people, ideas, and events that forever scarred Australia. The topics examined include Cyclone Tracy, the great drought, the Ash Wednesday and Black Friday fires, the ...

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A memoir which takes us on an epic personal journey from the author's childhood in his father's renowned boxing troupe, via the international success of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", to Los Angeles, Tokyo and London.

Containing 504 articles, this work covers subjects such as the familiar - castaway Eliza Fraser and apple-grower Maria (Granny) Smith, the notorious - such as New Guardsman Francis De Groot and bushranger Dan Morgan, and the unfamiliar - including the surgeon Tharp Mountain Girdlestone.

No other continent on earth is a prone to bushfires, over such a large area, as Australia. What is it about Australia that makes it so prone to fires? Have humans made thing worse, or better? This book intends to answer some of these questions and understand why, after so many years, people are still dying in bushfires.

This account of European settlement in the modern state of Victoria, Australia, spans developments from the first convict camp established in 1903 on the Bass strait to the contemporary separation of the district from New South Wales. Aborigines, whalers, adventurers, squatters, speculators, and immigrants figure into this history of Victoria before the gold rush. The stories of such key leaders as john Baton and John Pascoe Fawkner offer insi...

With its early buildings erected at the same time as those of the Victorian parliament, the University of Melbourne was raised when its namesake was a frontier town and the first classes offered were attended by just 16 students. Lively, shrewd, and erudite, this history explores the evolution of the campus site, the tensions and achievements of the academicians it employed, and the variety of students who studied there. The subtlety of storyt...