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"I should stress that my book is not meant to be about what it was like for me to work in remote communities, but rather about the people who established these communities, and their aspirations, written from the perspective of someone who was there."
David Scrimgeour about REMOTE AS EVER
“We can shed unhelpful coping habits and develop helpful ones. Thinking about and talking about coping helps us to achieve the best outcomes. It’s about working towards our personal best and building up the best coping skills. It is a ride we can enjoy.”
Erica Frydenberg about COPING IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD
“Gradually a chill spread across the cultural landscape after Malcolm Fraser came to power in 1975. But there were radical issues, and great energy in the women’s movement, which got into their stride in the late 1970s. This was reflected in the pages of Meanjin—it was important to take the magazine to the sources of energy."
Jim Davidson about EMPERORS IN LILLIPUT
From the blog
Melbourne University Publishing at Brisbane Writers Festival
The Brisbane Writers Festival has a slew of MUP authors this year dedicated to sharing their personal memories, discussing timely political issues, examining cultural abuse, disseminating government systems and demystifying gender. Scroll through our blog post to uncover all we have on offer at BWF this year.
Going to War Against China—an extract from Secret by Brian Toohey
‘Avoiding catastrophe requires co-operation not mindless confrontation, dialogue not constant exploitation of unfounded fears. Fears spread by journalists in thrall to the national security state...steering the country towards a cataclysmic, but unnecessary, war.’ — Brian Toohey
