History | Charlie Ward

50 years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia heralded a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. Now, after many years of research, A Handful of Sand tells…

Anthologies | Ngarta Jinny Bent, Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe, Eirlys Richards

Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of…

History | Steaphan Paton, Cam Cope

Boorun's Canoe: A Continuing Story of Cultural Pride and Knowledge is a fascinating story of family, connection, knowledge and history by Aboriginal artist Steaphan Paton. Steaphen tells the story of how he, his brothers and cousins learnt how to…

Anthologies | Marie Munkara

Heartbreaking, darkly funny and deeply moving, Of Ashes and Rivers that Run to the Sea is a fearless account of being a young woman caught between two worlds. An old baptismal card falling out of a book changed the course of 28-year-old Marie…

Business and economy | Will Sanders (ed.)

The engagement of Aboriginal Australians in economic activity is a matter of long-standing public concern and debate. Jon Altman has been intellectually engaged with Aboriginal economic activity for almost 40 years, most prominently through his…

Arts | Ian McLean

Large, bold, and colourful, Aboriginal art has impressed itself on the contemporary art scene, becoming one of the most popular arts in the world. In this book, Ian McLean tells the improbable story of how a culture once viewed as one of the most…

History | Elizabeth Tynan

In 1950 Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies blithely agreed to atomic tests that offered no benefit to Australia and relinquished control over them - and left the public completely in the dark.This book reveals the devastating consequences of…