Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy, the headlines raced around the world. But when Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg became the first Prime Minister and Treasurer duo since the 1970s to take on those roles while bringing up primary-school-aged children, this detail p ...Show more
Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs
** Fully reviewed and updated for the 2018-2019 financial year** This is the only money guide you'll ever need That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' ... or a stri ...Show more
Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs
Is trust between the government and Australians broken? The country's leading institutions have been ranked among the least trusted in the world at a time when the economy has experienced twenty-seven years of economic growth. This has all happened since the 2016 federal election under the revolving pri ...Show more
Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs
'Bad Science' hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess. Doctors and patients need good sci ...Show more
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This book, The Satin Man, is the result of the six years that followed, in which Mullins continued Whiticker hunt for the truth, and lobbied the South Australian Police to open a coronial inquiry to the original investigation. It details shocking information about a potential suspect – a local man ...Show more
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At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers- on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. 'You must get so frustrated when you ...Show more
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Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one of the great comebacks to forge a new political party, devise a new g ...Show more
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'How good is this book! So much intrigue. So many revelations. Such a brilliant read.’Laurie OakesIn an enthralling sequel to her bestselling The Road to Ruin, Niki Savva reveals the inside story of a bungled coup that overthrew the Liberal prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and installed a surpris ...Show more
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Superannuation was once a privilege granted only to company head office staff and career public servants. Now in Australia nearly all workers have access to employer-contributed superannuation, and it is a fundamental pillar of Australia's retirement income system...Workers' Capital tells the story of t ...Show more
Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs
How does a country go bankrupt? How does the FTSE effect my piggy bank? Is there such thing as personal inflation? Economics is inescapable. Wherever you go, whatever you do, however you live your life, economics plays a role. The economics governing our world is fascinating, yet often misunderstood. Us ...Show more
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A satirical state of the union delivered by the most marginalised voice in Australian media: an angry, white male. Too Right is a treatise delivered by Australia's most controversial far-right columnistunafraid of who is 'offended' by his 'poorly researched' opinions.We'll discover how this wealthy, pri ...Show more
Category: Economics, Politics & Current Affairs
Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts of the modern era. The three volumes, published between 1867 and 1883, changed the destiny of countries, politics and people across the world - and continue to resonate today. In this book, David Harvey lays out their key arguments.In clear and concise l ...Show more
