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This book gathers many letters Gerald O'Collins wrote (all from Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Australia) and received. He describes the sinister coming of COVID-19 and its dispiriting impact in different corners of the world. To place the impact of the virus on 'normal' living, ten of the letters are from Gerald's grandniece Nevie Peters. Praise for Gerald O'Collins Letters from Rome and Beyond (2021) 'There are so many things to ap...

Albania's historical quest for nationhood and independence has been a very turbulent one. Over the last 150 years Italy has been both a "partner" and a "foe" of Albania. Today Albania is in the "waiting room" for membership of the European Union (EU) together with other Western Balkan countries. As the Ukraine events have demonstrated, the process of membership of the EU can be politicised. Despite Albania's desire to enter the EU, membership ...

From his Roman Catholic, Labor leaning family upbringing in Launceston, to Adelaide and the transformation given him by the Jesuits, Brendan Nelson graduated in medicine. The joys and wounding sorrows of medical practice. The stirrings of political activism as he rose to the Presidency of the Australian medical Association (AMA). Elected into the Howard government in 1996 as the member for Bradfield, a reformist Minister for Education, Defence...

Fr Ken Barker MGL offers us a splendid and popular meditation on the "last things". In an apocalyptic culture, he offers us hope and mercy and not gloom and doom. This book will bring clarity and reassurance to many who carry spiritual fears and concerns about our future Eternity in the Risen Lord Jesus. Archbishop Christopher Prowse Canberra- Goulburn We live in a world that is addicted to instant satisfaction. Eternity reminds us that the ...

Australians have been repeatedly told that their gun laws have made them safer. But the data does not support that and there's no reason it should - gun availability and violent crime are independent variables. A high level of gun control does not reduce violence, and a low level of gun control does not increase it. Countries with stringent gun control would not become violent if their gun laws were relaxed, and countries with relaxed gun laws...

Acclaimed by many as Australia's greatest prime minister, John Curtin overcame alcoholism and a troubled relationship with the Scullin Labour Government to win the Labor leadership by one vote in October 1935. Rescuing the Labor Party from division and humiliating defeats in 1931 and 1934, he put it in a position to win in the years after 1937. A constructive wartime Leader of the Opposition, he engineered the creation of an Advisory War Counc...

White Elephant Stampede - examines the seemingly endless cavalcade of projects that fail to meet their objectives, cost more than expected and become an ongoing drain on public resources. From public awareness campaign disasters to payroll system technology collapses, from poorly developed environmental projects to the over-optimistic benefits of proposed Olympic Games, these case studies provide lessons as to why White Elephant projects occur...

The ABC was established in 1932, following in the footsteps of the BBC. In its early years it was a shining example of a revered public broadcaster. The key to its early success was having two strong minded, long serving General Managers who ensured that the place was well run, with everyone knowing their place. But as the years went by senior management progressively outsourced responsibility to producers and celebrity presenters and the orga...

Tony Eggleton AO CVO was intimately involved in the advent of Australian television, the loss of HMAS Voyager, the drowning death of Harold Holt, the hugely successful 1970 Royal Tour, the end of John Gorton's tumultuous prime ministership, the reconfiguration of the British Commonwealth, the dismissal of the Whitlam Government, re-electing the Fraser Government, the Coalition's 'wilderness years', international humanitarian crisis interventio...

The Commonwealth of Australia was the fruit of two conventions spanning the last decade of the 19th Century. It was a magnificent achievement. Despite mistakes and setbacks, the first hundred years since Federation have been fruitful. Therefore the conclusion asks, 'What will the next hundred years look like?' 'What challenges do we face?' 'Is there a paradigm that can help us to pursue a free and fair country in the 21st Century?' Our des...

Ever wise, and always highly entertaining, Justin Macdonnell puts an important piece of Australian theatrical history into a beautifully researched social and political context. - Robyn Archer In 2017 Professor Ruth Bereson approached her friend and colleague, Justin Macdonnell, producer and arts writer, with an idea. In the 1980s she had been General Manager of the pioneering New Moon Theatre Company based in North Queensland. An initiative...

John Nethercote's contributions to history, politics and public administration spanned five decades and three continents. Additionally, he played a crucial role in promoting political biography and was instrumental in stimulating a renewal of interest in the history of the Liberal Party. This book, which honours and reflects these contributions, includes essays by a wide range of renowned scholars and commentators, including Paul Kelly, Tom...

The author has been involved with transplantation almost since it became an established practice and has witnessed many controversial changes. As a professional ethicist and chairing government enquiries he has explored all aspects of the harvesting and use of human tissue. Having conscientiously refused a kidney transplant himself, and witnessed conscientious objection by nurses and doctors, the author aims to improve current practices and to...

Published in 2022 by Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd under the imprint Shepherd Street Press. Shepherd Street Press is an imprint of Connor Court Publishing and The School of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broadway. Contributions from: Thomas Boyle, Michael Dimarco, Lorraine Finlay, Anthony Gray, Gabriël A. Moens AM, A. Keith Thompson, and Augusto Zimmermann. The Covid pandemic has reminded Australians that the federal govern...

It would be difficult to think of anyone who has been more percipient about international affairs in recent decades." - Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor of The National Interest Born in Wales in 1930, Owen Harries was educated at the Universities of Wales and Oxford. He migrated to Australia in 1955 and taught at the Universities of Sydney and New South Wales from 1956 to 1975. In the late 1970s, he became head of policy planning in the Department of...

The notion of Last Drinks has entered deeply into the Australian lexicon, but there is another kind of Last Drink, the last one that an alcoholic takes before she or he gets sober. My Last Drink is a collection of inspiring and hitherto unpublished stories, original for this book, that canvass and explain how thirty-two recovering alcoholics managed to stop drinking and to stay stopped. "The only person who I knew who didn't drink was my mot...

The world has been shaken by the response of governments to the COVID-19 pandemic in a way unlike what we have seen in any prior global health event. What started as a local health anomaly in one Chinese province quickly became a world-stopping crisis affecting every major nation in 2020. Industries from travel to manufacturing suffered sudden, acute disruptions due to political action to lock down cities and block the free movement of people ...

Bob Hawke ranks as one of Australia's leading prime ministers. He enjoyed extraordinary electoral success, winning four elections and serving for eight years and nine months, a term exceeded only by Robert Menzies and John Howard. His political skills, including his popularity with voters and his emphasis on consensus, enabled his government to implement a large agenda of economic reform that transformed the nation. Often unpopular at the time...

Get ready to plunge, fully clothed, into the deep waters of motherhood. With hilarious anecdotes and clever suggestions, 'Thriving and Surviving Raising 13' draws us deep into the great adventure of parenting a large brood. Anne Perrottet is an Australian dynamo: her book shows how it's possible to manifest an abiding love for every child while fostering their sporting spirit, embracing their losses, and fighting their corner. Andrea Picciotti...

This book sets out to take party politics and ideology out of the analysis of good schooling. It examines research and practical evidence about what works best in schools and sets out to present this in a way that enables those interested to make their own informed judgements when reacting to new education policy measures or assessing the programs and practices in the schools with which they are associated. The Education Now series aims to s...