Northern Dreams by Lyndon Megarrity

Northern Dreams by Lyndon Megarrity

Lyndon Megarrity’s book Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia was published last year by Australian Scholarly Publishing. In this Q&A Lyndon discusses the book with Carolyn Holbrook. In his speech to launch your book, Frank Bongiorno said that northern Australia had been a site of ‘political and economic fantasy’ for ‘boosters, adventurers […]
Judith Brett: The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

Judith Brett: The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

By Dr John Doyle* A conversation with award-winning political historian Judith Brett about her latest book, The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, winner of the National Biography Award 2018 and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, NSW Premier’s History Awards and Queensland Literary Awards. Why a new biography of Alfred Deakin? What […]
Benjamin T. Jones, This Time: Australia’s Republican Past and Future

Benjamin T. Jones, This Time: Australia’s Republican Past and Future

Bookshelf is a new section, which features interviews with authors of new books on history, policy and politics. If you would like your book featured, please contact us at carolyn.holbrook@deakin.edu.au. This week, Dr Benjamin Jones talks about his new book on the history of Australian republicanism and prospects for a future republic.     Can […]
The Year Everything Changed: 2001

The Year Everything Changed: 2001

A conversation with publisher and author Phillipa McGuinness about her recently released book The Year Everything Changed: 2001. 1. The Year Everything Changed: 2001 knits your personal experiences into a broader public narrative. Was it difficult to find a rhythm for interweaving private and public? What challenged me more than finding a rhythm was settling […]