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Dark Victory: How a Government Lied its Way to Political Triumph (Updated Edition)
David Marr and Marian Wilkinson

$24.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin

Marr and Wilkinson have pulled together the whole confronting tale of how through iron will, subterfuge, disregard for conventions of a civilised seafaring nation, the misuse of secret intelligence and the use of militar... Buy or find out more 


Marsh Birds
Eva Sallis

$0.00 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin

Dhurgham al-Samarra'i is a twelve-year-old boy, the youngest child in a middle-class Baghdadi family. He finds himself at the Great Mosque in Damascus in Syria, not knowing what has happened to his parents and sister who... Buy or find out more 



Watching Brief: Reflections On Human Rights Law And Justice
Julian Burnside

$26.95 – Paperback book / Scribe Publications

The first decade of the twenty-first century has seen a sharp decline in respect for human rights and the international rule of law. The legal conventions of the new realpolitik seem to owe more to Guantanamo than Geneva... Buy or find out more 


Dark Dreams: Australian Refugee Stories...By Young Writers Aged 11-20 Years
Sonja Dechian, Heather Millar and Eva Sallis (Eds)

$19.95 – Paperback book / Wakefield Press

Dark Dreams: Australian Refugee Stories is an anthology of essays, interviews, comments and short stories written by children and young adults aged 11-20 years. These young writers explore or imaginatively recreate the s... Buy or find out more 



Quarterly Essay 13: Sending Them Home: Refugees and the New Politics of Indifference
Robert Manne with David Corlett

$12.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc

In the first Quarterly Essay of 2004, Robert Manne tells the stories of individual asylum seekers and finds in their experience the seeds of a devastating critique. Balancing sorrow and pity with a controlled anger, Mann... Buy or find out more 


Quarterly Essay 5: Girt By Sea: Australia, the Refugees and the Politics of Fear
Mungo MacCallum

$11.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc

In the first Quarterly Essay of 2002 Mungo MacCallum provides a devastating account of the Howard government's treatment of the refugees as well as delineating the factors in Australian history which have worked towards ... Buy or find out more 



Boy Overboard
Morris Gleitzman

$16.95 – Paperback book / Puffin

A story of adventure, ball control and hope.

Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup.

But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins.

Can Jamal and his fami... Buy or find out more 


Girl Underground
Morris Gleitzman

$16.95 – Paperback book / Puffin

A story of friendship, courage and a bit of crime.

Bridget wants a quiet life. Including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison.

Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on... Buy or find out more 



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