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Ashley's story is one of hard work, commitment, integrity and a touch of serendipity. It is also one of love, family and faith." - Tess Livingstone "He is an outstanding example of Catholic social mobility in a society which was open to this and of the fact that an honorable man can become rich and successful in Australia through hard work and ability and without losing or hiding his Catholic faith and integrity." - Cardinal George Pell "He re...

Unique and important ... Fraser and his legacy as prime minister as perceived by one of his closest advisers'-- David KempFraser in Office is a long-overdue reappraisal of Australia's 22nd Prime Minister. It examines Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership in historical context, recognising the challenge of restoring good government after the Whitlam years. Unclouded by later political disputes and separated from the extraordinary manner by which ...

The essays comprising Treasures New & Old commence with studies of major foundations of Anglicanism, the Book of Common Prayer and the King James Bible. They then address its consolidation in the 17th and 18th centuries and conclude with appraisal of the thinking and theology of the Oxford Movement. They include informative accounts of the contributions of, among others, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, John Keble, Dr...

The common good of the community will be harmed if killing by assisted suicide wins acceptance." "If individual freedom entitles a sick person in pain to assisted suicide, how can it be denied to someone wishing to die who is not sick and in pain?" Euthanasia and assisted suicide are sweeping across Australia as one State after another passes laws permitting doctors to kill patients who request it. But legalisation of euthanasia is a one-wa...

Australian Biographical Monograph, No 15. The cabinet has one leader who announces its policy. When he announces it, we follow, and as soon as he announces it, we know where we stand. We do not seek to know what he is going to do, and are prepared to surrender our judgement, if necessary, in advance. -- Mark Gosling, Chief Secretary in Lang's 1930-32 Cabinet (quoted by L.F. Crisp) Jack Lang, Labor Premier of New South Wales from 1925-27 a...

This is the first biography of Dame Leonie Kramer, who held the Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney from 1968 to 1989 and was dubbed 'Killer Kramer' by Nobel laureate and nemesis, Patrick White.Dame Leonie was the first woman to be a professor at Sydney University and the first to serve as its chancellor and as the ABC's chairman.She exerted a formidable influence in Australia's cultural, intellectual, and public life fo...

Mr. Paul Dillon, a Sunshine Coast author of several books on Queensland history has written another straight-talking, straight-shooting book about the Wide Bay frontier during colonial times: Fraser Island Massacre Vrai ou Faux. Captain Cook called it the Great Sandy Island, the locals called it Fraser Island, now the Queensland Labor government calls it K'gari. It's the place to be when you need a secluded, tranquil haven set among hundred ye...

We are all going to die. But what happens after that is the big question. Many don't believe in life after death, or they wonder if "there just might be something on the other side." This book is for them. It leads the reader gently and logically along a path of enquiry into this vital question, arguing from reason and experience. We can all have our opinions, but what awaits us after death does not depend on what we think is going to happen. ...

Australia's connection to the British Monarchy is instinctive to many Australians. But a great deal of us don't know precisely how or why. Part history, part biography and part common sense, this compact and readable essay from Sean Jacobs offers a 'modern upgrade' to our understanding and appreciation of Australia's monarchy, covering ground on Australian leadership, culture, foreign policy and even Queen Elizabeth's appeal to the traditions ...

Confined to my home office, I had time to look at my dusty files which go back about four decades. I found 30 papers and speeches, written in the 90s (and even earlier) and the early part of this century, which have never been published completely. Upon re-reading these papers, I discovered that they deal with many issues and themes which are still relevant today. It is fascinating to read papers that have been written some 30 years ago, yet d...

The Poinciana Tree is a novel about a woman and her family whose lives spread across the vast continent of Australia. On one hand it is a story of hardship, emotional deprivation and coping with the desperation of the Depression and war, but on another level it is a classic example of bravery, resilience, the joys and sorrows of family and the unswerving commitment of love and support to others.The story is based on the real experiences of the...

What does Australia look like to a complete newcomer? What are Australia's people like - nice or naughty, friendly or hostile, generous or stingy? What are Australia's social and cultural norms, and what are her politics? Almost three decades ago Christo Moskovsky was this complete newcomer and since then he has been trying to answer questions like these. This book contains Christo's impressions, observations and insights generated over the co...

Julian's book, Secret State, was researched and written over almost a decade. It details the strenuous and doubtfully legitimate program waged by WA's Corruption and Crime Commission against him and former WA Premier Brian Burke.The CCC campaign was largely based on covet surveillance, including phone taps, hidden recording devices and cameras, secret grossly unfair inquisitions - and public hearings that were used to create media stories and ...

...It is evident that there is a possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof."- Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, High Court of Australia quoting from the judgment of all seven judges of the High Court - Chief Justice Susan Kiefel and Justices Virginia Bell, Stephen Gageler, Patrick Keane, Geoffrey Nettle, Michelle Gordon and James Edelman in George Pell v The...

This is the first biography of Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, Liberal Senator from Victoria from 1971 to 1987, who quickly rose to become Minister for Social Security and then Minister for Finance in the Fraser Coalition Government. Margaret Guilfoyle had the distinction of being the first woman to hold a cabinet-level ministerial portfolio in Australia. She was regarded as an outstanding minister - highly competent, reformist, and trustworthy. That...

It has never been shown that human emissions of the gas of life drive global warming. Large bodies of science that don't fit the narrative have been ignored by IPCC, COP and self-interested scientists paid by taxpayers. A huge subsidised industry of intermittent unreliable wind and solar electricity has been created based on unsubstantiated science. The same hucksters now want subsidised hydrogen, costly inefficient EVs, subsidised mega-batter...

Donald Trump's term as president of United States ended in disgrace. Judged only on character he would rank very low, but the assessment of any Chief Executive must be based on performance. After a life time in business he understood economic and financial issues and the vital importance of national security, but above all he understood the needs and concerns of middle America.Hillary Clinton scorned them as "deplorables", but Trump knew that ...

Sir Robert Menzies was driven by a passionate belief in individual freedom, personal responsibility and human dignity.In God & Menzies, David Furse-Roberts reveals the Judeo-Christian origins of Menzies' empowering Liberal philosophy that becameembedded in Australia's cultural DNA.God & Menzies is essential reading for everybody who seeks a deeper understanding of Australian liberalism and the place of religion in a secular society.'David Furs...

In this series of essays James Macpherson lays bare the lunacy of woke culture and exposes the incoherence of identity politics.From virtue signalling public officials to woke sporting organisations, from so-called anti-racists to climate-bedwetters and the transgender phenomena, Macpherson has them all in his sights.He will have you laughing at the insanity of woke culture while making the case that people must be free to speak and react to e...

This anthology of political essays by prominent centre-right thinkers, politicians and business leaders, is designed to propose the Australia of tomorrow.There is no shortage of remarkable ideas, only the will, amongst government, to understand them and then execute them. We can be great but first, we must want to be great.Foreword by John HowardPreface by Peta CredlinIntroduction by Jake ThruppChapters from the following contributors: Nick Ca...