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Written as a text and reference for project management courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate building construction courses and quantity surveying, architecture and civil enginering programs.

Gives a unique perspective on approaches to problem drinking among Aboriginal people, and the role that cultural difference has played. It finds that in the 1980s there was an innovative and lively international debate about addictions, yet these understandings--and potential solutions--did not find their way into Aboriginal programs.

For the first time, Australia's leading trading partner is not a democracy. Rather, it is a powerful authoritarian state with a fast-growing economy, a rapidly modernising military and bold global ambition. How should Australia respond to the seemingly unstoppable and dazzlingly swift rise of China? To mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the People's Republic of China, expert writers - from Australia and Chi...

This book looks at the administrative and leadership style of Prime Minister John Howard's second and third governments (1998-2004), focusing on key aspects of the government's approach during this period. It considers major changes in the public sector and its agencies, changes in the relationships between the executive and parliament, and the shift to a more privatized state. It features key policy issues of education, immigration, the repub...

The September 11 attacks on the US stunned Australians, as well as people all over the world, and the consequences have been far-reaching for both the West and the Muslim world. The subsequent War on Terror and its extension to Iraq, assaults on Muslims in many Western countries, and the recent bombing in Jakarta have brought to the fore many issues deserving attention and analysis. These include the prospects of conflict and co-operation betw...

This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the 'Organisasi Papua Merdeka' (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it, the Papua Council, following the fall from power of Indonesia's military dictator, General Suharto, in 1998.

At any given moment in history, Australia has been in the middle of a mining boom. This book is a history of iconic Australian towns that have emerged as a result of these booms: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. It covers past and present, showing that while some of these towns have declined they have all had thriving local communities.

How might we think and talk about indigenous philosophy? Why has Aboriginal knowledge not been given the status of philosophical knowledge, but treated by whites rather as culture or history? There is a quarrel about whose antiquity is at the foundation of Australian culture, and why contemporary forms of Aboriginality are marginal to Australia's modernity. These are the starting points for the essays contained in Stephen Muecke's original and...

Bulldog and Musquito, Aboriginal warriors from the Hawkesbury, were captured and sent to Norfolk Island following frontier skirmishes in New South Wales. Eventually, Bulldog seems to have made it home. Musquito was transported to Van Diemen's Land, where he laboured as a convict servant. He never returned. Hohepa Te Umuroa was arrested near Wellington in 1846, with a group of Maori warriors. Five of the men were transported to Van Diemen's Lan...

The Revised 8th Edition of Steel Designers' Handbook is an invaluable tool for all practising structural, civil and mechanical engineers as well as engineering students at university and TAFE in Australia and New Zealand. It has been prepared in response to changes in the design Standard AS 4100, the structural Design Actions Standards, AS /ANZ 1170, other processing Standards such as welding and coatings, updated research as well as feedback ...

Drawing from over two decades of journalism and media experience, this practical guide offers easy-to-follow advice on how to deal with the media--both traditional and electronic. With tips from Australian leaders in the field, such as Phillip Adams and David Marr, this thorough manual addresses a variety of issues, including how to develop a relationship with journalists, how to deal with being the center of a news story, and how to join the ...

This book examines the resurgence in Australia of locality-based socialpolicy (concerned with the spatial dimensions of disadvantage), after thepolitical failures of the market oriented approach to regional reform. The book proposes that these trends are leading to a new 'post-competition' policy regime in Australia that mirrors global policy trends.

Examines diminishing theological belief and declining denominational affiliation. This book argues that Australia has never been a very religious nation but that few Australians have deliberately rejected belief most simply can't see why they need to be bothered with religion at all. It can provoke debate about what matters to Australians.

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A full history of constitutional change in Australia, this analysis examines the nation's referendum record and explains why referendum approvals have been so rare. Including interviews with leading proponents for constitutional change as well as political cartoons and brochures from key campaigns, this account provides a thorough analysis of each referendum campaign, the public's response, and the forces that shaped the outcome.

Coeducation or single-sex schooling? This is a fundamental question that many Australian parents have grappled with in their desire to achieve the best educational outcomes for their children - both boys and girls - mainly at secondary school, though sometimes at primary level as well. Author and educator Judith Gill addresses the ongoing debate head-on.

Showcases Australia's leading historians writing about cultural history, both in theory and practice.

From the Makassan trepang fisherman of Arnhem Land, the Malay pearl-divers of Broome, through the Afghan camel drivers of the interior, Muslims have lived and worked in Australia for over 3 centuries, and were among the earliest people to form connections with Indigenous Australians. This work tells the stories of Australia's Indigenous Muslims.

A 360-degree, 3D, interactive cinematic fairytale. It is based on the notorious Fritzl case in Austria. In this tale, the audience and humanoid characters interact to help Elizabeth K and her four children, who are imprisoned in a basement, discover possible ways to escape. Hampering their efforts at every turn are humanoid sentinels.

Explores the story of the waterway from the time of the Gameragal and Gadigal to the highly charged contemporary debates about the future of the harbour.