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"Divisions within the Australian sporting community reached their apex during World War I. The war, however, was not the originator of this turmoil, but rather its exacerbator."
Xavier Fowler in Not Playing the Game
“One of the main things I wanted to do in writing the book was just to reflect on what people have experienced here, to reflect on what that says about Europe – and indeed about Australia.”
Zoe Holman about Where the Water Ends
“This is the story of an Australian political conspiracy. Not the kind that faked the moon landing or concealed alien life, but a secret plan designated to limit individual freedom, consolidate power and engineer social change."
Deirdre O'Connell in Harlem Nights
From the blog
Frank Bongiorno's speech launching Phillip Deery's Spies and Sparrows
We’re privileged to have Phillip Deery’s Spies and Sparrows: ASIO and the Cold War for several reasons. In the first place, it’s the work of Australia’s leading cold war historian. Phillip’s knowledge of the primary sources, of the historical scholarship, of the key personalities, living and dead, is incomparable. His own contribution to our understanding of Australia’s cold war has been formidable: through a vast body of published scholarship, through memorable performances at conferences, through his teaching and supervision, and, increasingly in recent years, through his book reviewing in the weekend papers and his voice on the airwaves.
Q & A with Isobelle Barrett Meyering—Author of Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution 1969–1979
Read our Q & A with author of <i>Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution</i> Isobelle Barrett Meyering. Find out the reason behind the child rights revolution and what they were fighting for, the unbelievable discovery uncovered through her research and what messages she hopes to leave with her readers.
