John Button Prize 2009 Longlist

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Last Drinks: The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention: Quarterly Essay 30

Toohey

In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Toohey examines the wholesale attempt to change an entrenched way of life. He takes a perceptive, at time humorous, look at the…

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American Revolution: The Fall of Wall Street and the Rise of Barack Obama: Quarterly Essay 32

Kate Jennings

Timed to come out immediately after the November 2008 election in the US, it offers a series of memorable snapshots of America in fascinating flux: Bush’s last days in office…

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Black Politics: Inside the complexity of Aboriginal political culture

Sarah Maddison

Drawing on extensive interviews with activists and politicians, Black Politics explains the dynamics of Aboriginal politics. It reveals the challenges and tensions that have shaped community, regional and national relations…

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The Statute of Liberty: How Australians can take back their rights

Geoffrey Robertson, QC

Geoffrey Robertson puts the case for an Australian Bill of Rights in a provocative argument for change, which explains that real democracy only exists if politicians give the courts power…

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To the Bitter End: The dramatic story of the fall of John Howard and the rise of Kevin Rudd

Peter Hartcher

Revealing, penetrating and explosive, this is the real story of the downfall of John Howard and the rise of Kevin Rudd.

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The Godfather: The life of Brian Burke

Quentin Beresford

The story of the rise and spectacular fall of the former Western Australia premier and ruthless behind the scenes powerbroker, the man in the Panama hat;

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Tasmania’s Wilderness Battles: A history

Greg Buckman

A fascinating account of the recurring fights over Tasmania’s natural resources that have torn its people apart for three decades.

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Clean Industrial Revolution: Growing Australian prosperity in a greenhouse age

Ben McNeil

The race is on to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment. Ben McNeil shows us how we can make the most of our natural advantages and how…

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The Racket: How Abortion Became Legal In Australia

Gideon Haigh,Gideon Haigh

Abortion was one of Australia’s most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. This book describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling…

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Blind Conscience

Margot O'Neill

Reveals the untold story of the people who struggled to get asylum seekers out of detention and change government policy. Some like Petro Georgiou, Julian Burnside and Phillip Ruddock, are…

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The Times Will Suit Them: Postmodern conservatism in Australia

Geoff Boucher,Matthew Sharpe

A biting analysis of the shifting values of Australian politics in the last decade.

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Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull: Quarterly Essay 34

Annabel Crabb

Malcolm Turnbull has quite a job ahead of him as leader of the Liberal Party. How is he going so far? What can we expect in the years ahead? This…

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The Henson Case

David Marr

Examines the pornography/art debate with exclusive interviews with Bill Henson, members of the NSW police force, child abuse campaigners and important figures in the Australian arts scene. Contains prints of…

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Seven Seasons in Aurukun: My unforgettable time at a remote Aboriginal school

Paula Shaw

A well-crafted memoir of a young woman who spends two years teaching at the school at Aurukun in Cape York paints a colourful picture of life in a remote Aboriginal…

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