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  • The Fatal Island

    Bullets, magic and power in Timor

    by Paul Toohey ...
    By a Walkley Award-winning journalist, a gripping true crime-meets-political intrigue about East Timor, a place where animistic belief, witchcraft and tribal conflict ensure that truth and justice follow separate, uncertain paths.A president shot, a prime minister attacked, a rebel leader executed at point-blank range, and a beautiful Australian-Timorese woman accused of orchestrating the chaos. ... Read more

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  • The Killer Within

    Inside the World of Bradley John Murdoch

    by Paul Toohey ...
    'Brad Murdoch is not just Brad Murdoch. He's a breed, a type. There are Murdochs all across northern Australia and they run to kind. White or beige Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 utility. Canvas canopy off the back with built-in flyscreen mesh. Six-pack foam esky for up front of the cab on long drives and a serious full-grown Rubbermaid esky for the back of vehicle to be accessed on piss-stops. Engel ... Read more

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  • That Sinking Feeling

    Asylum Seekers and the Search for the Indonesian Solution; Quarterly Essay 53

    by Paul Toohey ...
    Series Book 53 - Quarterly Essay
    Paul Toohey searches for the solution our politicians have been unwilling or unable to find, and asks whether, amid the diplomatic turmoil, we’ve now missed our chance.Tony Abbott promised to stop the boats. With the help of Kevin Rudd's 'PNG solution,' he has. But at what cost?In Quarterly Essay 53, Paul Toohey tells the dramatic stories of asylum seekers heading from Java to Australia, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Quarterly Essay 30 Last Drinks

    The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention

    by Paul Toohey ...
    Series Book 30 - Quarterly Essay
    When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks the rhetoric of emergency and tracks progress. One year on, have children been saved? Will Labor continue with the intervention? What are the reasons for the social crisis - the neglect and the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Fatal Island

    Bullets, magic and power in Timor

    by Paul Toohey ...
    Narrated by Paul Toohey ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 50 min

    By a Walkley Award-winning journalist, a gripping true crime-meets-political intrigue about East Timor, a place where animistic belief, witchcraft and tribal conflict ensure that truth and justice follow separate, uncertain paths.A president shot, a prime minister attacked, a rebel leader executed at point-blank range, and a beautiful Australian-Timorese woman accused of orchestrating the chaos. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    That Sinking Feeling

    The Search for the Lost Indonesian Solution

    by Paul Toohey ...
    Narrated by Dave Graney ...
    Series Audiobook 53 - Quarterly Essay

    Unabridged

    3 hours 45 min

    In Quarterly Essay 53, Paul Toohey looks at one of Tony Abbott’s signature promises: to stop the boats. Has his government succeeded? If so, at what cost? In Java, Toohey observes asylum seekers heading for Australia and reports on the Indonesian response. He tells the stories of individual refugees, looks closely at people- smugglers in action, and witnesses the aftermath of a sinking at sea. ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Last Drinks

    The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention

    by Paul Toohey ...
    Narrated by Peter Byrne ...
    Series Audiobook 30 - Quarterly Essay

    Unabridged

    4 hours

    When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks the rhetoric of emergency and tracks progress. One year on, have children been saved? Will Labor continue with the intervention? What are the reasons for the social crisis - the neglect and the ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Quarterly Essay 60 Political Amnesia

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  • Quarterly Essay 47 Political Animal

    The Making of Tony Abbott

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  • Quarterly Essay 50 Unfinished Business

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