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Anzac's Long Shadow: The Cost of our National Obsession by James Brown
$19.99 AUD
Category: Military History | Series: Redback Ser.
"A century ago we got it wrong. We sent thousands of young Australians on a military operation that was barely more than a disaster. It's right that a hundred years later we should feel strongly about that. But have we got our remembrance right? What lessons haven't we learned about war, and what might ...Show more
Changing Jobs : The Fair Go in the New Machine by Jim Chalmers
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Redback Quarterly Ser.
For many Australians, rapid progress in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation is a growing anxiety. What will it mean for jobs? What will it mean for their kids' futures? More broadly, what will it mean for equality in this country?Jim Chalmers and Mike Quigley believe that bursts in technolo ...Show more
Crime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System by Russell Marks
$19.99 AUD
Category: True Crime | Series: Redback Ser.
If the goal of our justice system is to reduce crime and create a safer society, then we must do better. According to conventional wisdom, severely punishing offenders reduces the likelihood that they'll offend again. Why, then, do so many who go to prison continue to commit crimes after their relea ...Show more
Dog Days: Australia After the Boom by Ross Garnaut
$19.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Redback Ser.
A blueprint for the nation after the boom. Australians have just lived through a period of exceptional prosperity, but, says influential economist Ross Garnaut, the Dog Days are on their way. Are we ready for the challenges ahead? In Dog Days, Garnaut explains how we got here, what we can expect ...Show more
Supermarket Monsters: the Price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance: Redback by Malcolm Knox
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Redback Ser.
Down, down . . . In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia's retail landscape. On average, every man, woman and child in this country spends $100 a week across their many outlets. What does such dominance mean for supplie ...Show more
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