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This collection of essays from the second Whitlam Conference of Labor Historians marks a further important stage in documenting the history of the Australian Labor Party. More than just a record for future generations, it is a handbook for the late 1980s and a guide for those charged with implementing Labor policies for the Australian Government. Topics covered: Aboriginal Land Rights; Education; Health; Reform of the Public Sector and Urban Policy. Contributors: Gough Whitlam; Bob Carr; Sol Encel; Graham Freudenberg; Marc Gumbert; Race Mathews; Tom Uren; Peter Wilenski and Deane Wells. -
Galbally! Frank Galbally
$9.00Frank Galbally CBE (1922 - 2005) dominated Australian Law for over four decades, frequently at the centre of controversy and always at the heart of things. He represented everyone from painters and dockers to a talking cockatoo; had audiences with popes and took on the Greek Colonels and was embroiled in the politics of 1975 and the policies of Collingwood Football Club. The Krope trial, the Costigan Commission, Kevin Barlow's appeal...the number of legal trials in which Galbally was involved extraordinary and the names became household words. This autobiography contains some of his most famous cases, with a few fighting words regarding crucial aspects of Australian public affairs such as police corruption and the royal commission into crime. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
If you ever thought the Country Women's Association was all about tea and scones...you'd be wrong. Well, they do make the best scones anywhere in the world, but these big-hearted, fun-loving and practical women are the backbone of many communities. Drought relief, rural health, care for new immigrants, taking on the politicians - and guess who led the protest when the first major shopping centre was built in Australia with no public toilets? They dig sand-bogged vehicles out of the dunes, look after the lost and lonely, speak at national conferences and at the end of the day, still serve up a plate of scones still warm from the oven and a good brew of tea. We couldn't get by without the CWA - and this is not only a book of anecdotes, but a wealth of recipes and household tips. -
Sidney Poitier (1927 - 2022) was one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood, overcoming enormous obstacles in extraordinary times to become a role model for many with of his convictions, bravery and grace. Poitier reflects on his amazing life, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for wisdom only a man of great experience can offer, he shares his thoughts on love, faith, courage and the future, drawing on the perspective and wisdom gained from his memories as a poor boy in the Bahamas, his experience of racism on his arrival in the United States, falling in love and raising a family, breaking the race barrier in theater and film during the Civil Rights Era, achieving stardom and success in Hollywood and being a diplomat and humanitarian. He reflects on the deepest questions and the significant passages of his life, the virtues that helped him through tough times and the sense of purpose and history that strengthened him. He emphasises the importance of the role of faith in a technological age, as well as our responsibility to the earth and future generations, shares stories about the people of courage he has met along the way and the meaning of life in the face of death. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/dvd-to-sir-with-love-sidney-poitier-judy-geeson-christian-roberts-lulu/ https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/sir-love-e-r-braithwaite-2/ -
In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both Australian history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it; its symbolic flag is still raised; and even the nineteenth - century visitor Mark Twain called it: ''a strike for liberty''. Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes? -
Almost every month in New South Wales, there are reports of police corruption and a police service under attack, from the criminals it tries to put away and the people it tries to protect and serve. Are the reports mere media sensationalism, or is the New South Wales Police in serious trouble? And if so, where did it go wrong? Priest was a cop who loved his job and gave everything he had to fight crime on the drug-ridden streets of Cabramatta. Yet he found his biggest battle was not with the drug gangs but with the very service he worked for. Eventually he could stand it no longer and spoke out about the bizarre policy decisions, politics, bureaucratic bungling and chronic lack of resources. For this he was labelled a whistle-blower and ultimately railroaded out of the police force. Yet a parlimentary enquiry and the testimony of other officers proved that Tim was not only telling the truth, but this was only the tip of the iceberg of what is really wrong with the New South Wales Police Force. While crime continues to spiral out of control, morale plummets among the rank and file police and experienced cops find they are at the mercy of a promotion system that leaves them nowhere to go but out. Tim teams up with Richard Basham, a man of vast experience through his involvement in a number of advisory boards, criminal investigations and personal friendships with ordinary cops, to reveal the untold story of the police service. -
Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, transforming culture from the ground up, radically revising attitudes towards pleasure and sexuality - and at the same time, cementing the myth of the American dream. This vastly readable and richly illustrated volume examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business and cultural bellwether. It takes in the stars from Douglas Fairbanks to Sly Stallone, autuers from D.W. Griffith to Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee - and genres from the 1930s screwball comedies to the 'hard body' films of the 80s and the indie films of the 1990s.llustrated with over 80 black and white photographs. -
New Zealand's most famous RAF pilot saw action from the Munich Crisis to the invasion of France in 1944. Deere experienced the drama of the early days of the Battle of Britain while serving with Spitfire squadrons based at Hornchurch and Manston, and his compelling story tells of the successes and frustrations of those critical weeks. Deere's nine lives are the accounts of his fantastic luck in escaping from seemingly impossible situations. During the Battle of Britain he parachuted from stricken aircraft on three occasions and once was blown up by a bomb while taking off from Hornchurch during an attack on the airfield. In March 1943 Deere was appointed Wing Commander of the famous Biggin Hill Wing and by the end of the war, his distinguished 'score' was destroyed - twenty-two; 'probables' - ten and damaged - eighteen. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
Told by Stirling to Robert Raymond. Stirling Moss (OBE; 1929 - 2020) was the idol of hundreds and thousands of racing fans, a man whose uncanny skill and daring have put him amongst the greatest racing car drivers of all time. He began his career at the wheel of his father Alfred's 328 BMW, DPX 653. Moss was one of the Cooper Car Company's first customers, using winnings from competing in horse-riding events to pay the deposit on a Cooper 500 racing car in 1948 and his first major international race victory came on the eve of his 21st birthday at the wheel of a borrowed Jaguar XK120. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
