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Quaterley Essay : The History Question by Inga Clendinnen; Chris Feik (Editor)
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In QE23, acclaimed writer and thinker Inga Clendinnen looks past the skirmishes and pitched battles of the history wars and asks what's at stake - what kind of history do we want and need? What are the differences between memory, history and myth? Clendinnen discusses what good history looks like and, m ...Show more
Radical Hope by Noel Pearson
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Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard have promised an education revolution, but what might that really mean? One of Australia's most original and provocative thinkers turns his attention to the question of education. Noel Pearson argues that nothing is more crucial to future success than a proper education, and ...Show more
The Happy Life: The Search for Contentment in the Modern World by David Malouf
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By Australia's greatest contemporary author, an elegant, succinct meditation on what makes for a happy life.;-) "Happiness surely is among the simplest of human emotions and the most spontaneous," says David Malouf. But what exactly are we looking for when we chase happiness? At this particular mome ...Show more
Voting for Jesus: Christianity and Politics in Australia: Quarterly Essay 22 by Amanda Lohrey
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In QE22, Amanda Lohrey looks at the Christian revival in Australia and its effect on our politics and public life. Voting for Jesusexplores the world of evangelical Christianity. Lohrey talks to the ground troops - what do they believe and why? She discusses Hillsong, the politics of abortion, the examp ...Show more
What's Left: The Death of Social Democracy: Quarterly Essay 21 by Chris Feik (Editor); Clive Hamilton
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According to Clive Hamilton the author of two recent Australian bestsellers, Growth Fetish and Affluenza- Australia needs a completely new politics built on the world as we find it. In his provocative new essay, he throws out a challenge to the party of social democracy, the Labor Party - to both its tr ...Show more