The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation
author: Julianne Schultz name: Kim average rating: 4.65 book published: rating: 4 read at: 2022/08/07 date added: 2022/08/07 shelves: review: A broad canvas used to paint Australia for what it is and what it isn’tBut also an opportunity missed. The author has done a...The Lanny Budd Novels: World's End, Between Two Worlds, and Dragon's Teeth
author: Upton Sinclair name: Kim average rating: 4.52 book published: rating: 0 read at: 2022/05/20 date added: 2022/05/20 shelves:...The General: Charles De Gaulle and the France He Saved
author: Jonathan Fenby name: Kim average rating: 4.00 book published: 2010 rating: 0 read at: 2022/05/10 date added: 2022/05/10 shelves:...Never
author: Ken Follett name: Kim average rating: 4.18 book published: 2021 rating: 5 read at: date added: 2022/02/02 shelves: review: Never say never…A chilling narrative set in the not too distant future of what might just be. Ken Follett at this best, sharp, well...Empires
author: Nick Earls name: Kim average rating: 3.50 book published: rating: 1 read at: 2021/12/20 date added: 2021/12/20 shelves: review: I just didn’t get itHard to write a review without revealing the twist. All through the book I kept waiting on something to happen,...
$1.6b handout to Telstra’s Andy Penn to head off the Chinese
Why was Telstra slotted $1.6b by the Morrison government to buy Digicel, and how is it Telstra shares slumped by one-third during the bull market? It’s corporate welfare on steroids. Another bizarre intervention in what Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg like to...Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy
author: Ben Macintyre name: Kim average rating: 4.43 book published: 2020 rating: 5 read at: 2021/10/16 date added: 2021/10/17 shelves: review: A fascinating true story of an extraordinary womanAgent Sonya was a real spy who literary changed the course of history...
Crossword clues and bullying: the almighty power of the Australian pro-Israel lobby
The influence of Colin Rubenstein and his lobby group does not just limit what mainstream media outlets dare publish, it forces self-censorship on editors and journalists alike, writes John Lyons in his latest book. In 2019, Fairfax’s Sydney and Melbourne...
The voices of independents being heard and aiming high
There is a strong feeling of change in many electorates around Australia. The “Voices Of” movement is gathering steam as more than 30 such groups are looking to field candidates at the next federal election. The recent announcement of Kylea Tink as an independent...Get my book!
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