Journalists control our access to news.?By pitching stories from particular angles, media set the agenda for public debate.?In Reporting Conflict, Jake Lynch and Johan Galtung challenge reporters to t
Winner 2006 CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry (Victorian Premier's Literary Awards)Urban Myths: 210 Poems brings the best work to date from a poet considered one of the most original of his generation in Aus
Written by experts, this volume addresses the growth debate in Southeast Queensland, Australia, where population levels are expected to double over the next 20 years. Key topics explored include struc
Tom Sawyer on acid, a 21st-century On The Road, a Holden Caulfield for punks … In Scoundrel Days Brentley Frazer tells the story of his youth – wild, disillusioned, impassioned and desolate. Born into
The wintamarra tree is a permanent reminder of the beginning of my life. The journey of healing and the healing process is similar to the wintamarra tree. It's always been there waiting for me to come
"When he was in gaol, he’d begun to prepare himself for the fight of his life, a showdown with the policeman, McWilliams … he’d face life with death, and see who blinked first.
Big Brother is watching you, but who is watching Big Brother, and why? Since 1999 the show has aired in more than 40 series in 20 countries, with three million viewing the final episode in Australia.
Daniel Whittaker has left some unusual instructions in his will: in order for his three children to get their share of the inheritance, they must hand-deliver twelve letters he has left with his lawye
In The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, journalist and historian Joe Gorman explores the rise and fall of Australia’s first national football competition and shows how soccer came to practice and
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, how do you plan for the best death possible? In April 2008 Sarah Winch's husband, Lincoln, died from kidney cancer that was diagn
In this unforgettable new collection, Tony Birch introduces a cast of characters from all walks of life. These remarkable and surprising stories capture common people caught up in the everyday busines
An exquisitely compelling story of courage, destiny and the search for home When orphan girl Bertha Frank gets onto a ship in New York in February 1937 to go to South Africa to marry a man she’s never
In One Skin is remarkably accomplished and mature for a first novel. It is an elegant and evocative that explores the emotional ties of family life. Life's great themes appear in microcosm in this wis
Twenty years after the first boy vanished along the Brisbane River, psychologist Madeleine Jeffries is called home to help untangle a chain of similar disappearances. To do so she must confront secret
An important addition to UQP’s internationally acclaimed Peace & Conflict Studies series West Papua is a secret story. On the western half of the island of New Guinea, hidden from the world, in a
The role of Aboriginal servicemen and women has only recently been brought to the forefront of conversation about Australia’s war history. This important book makes a key contribution to recording the
‘Somewhere in this world, in this lifetime, there is a place of simple things, of sitting beside a fire with friends, good company, quietly talking, no formidable decisions, no explanations, no threat
A biting collection of stories from a bold new voice A young girl sees ghosts from her third eye, located where her belly button should be. A corporate lawyer feels increasingly disconnected from his
The Native Title Legislation arose out of the landmark Mabo decision. This new legislation will reverberate on the whole of Australia. It will affect forever our dealings in land management, natural r
Based on the infamous novelist Eve Langley, Ava Langdon is an eccentric outcast solely preoccupied with her passion for words. Little does Ava know, she does not have long to live. Each day she wakes
