Set late in 1979, Shootin’ Through is a raw, high-octane road trip through outlaw Australia. Michael “Duck” Donnell and his wild mate Barry “Pinky” Salter steal a Valiant Charger and tear across the Nullarbor, running from their boring lives and chasing freedom. Joined by the street-smart Missy, they find themselves hunted by bikies, crooked cops, and the brutal WA underworld. With a rifle in the boot and chaos on their heels, their desperate dash to Sydney’s 2SM Concert of the Decade beco...

'The State is divided. It's not life or death, it's more important.' So says a poster on Dennis Cometti's wall – and that's what David Whish-Wilson and Sean Gorman found when they interviewed 40 fans of the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers. The book features James Baker, Julie Bishop, Fedele Camarda, Maria Camporeale, Kevin Croon, Jesse Dart, Ron Elliott, Les Everett, Alison Fan, Glenis Freemantle, Maria Giglia, Mark Greenwood, Gaby Haddow, Julie Hoffman, Adrian Hoffman, Greig J...

This book is the outcome of an Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded project titled Assessing the Australian Football League’s Racial and Religious Vilification Laws to Promote Community Harmony, Multiculturalism and Reconciliation,which investigated the impact of the Australian Football League’s anti-vilification policy since its introduction in 1995. With key stakeholders the Australian Football League, the AFL Players’ Association and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (pre...

This is a project that has been 15 years in the making The Lawrence Brothers (Joey, Matt and Andrew) have toyed around with their own take on the Hardy Boys by creating a detective agency with a Hollywood twist This darkly funny graphic novel reimagines them as reluctant heroes battling a conspiracy that’s warping the very fabric of fame Set against the surreal backdrop of a corrupted Hollywood, The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency is a satirical fever dream about identity, memory, and t...

Pharmaceutical microbiology has a bearing on all aspects of pharmacy, from the manufacture and quality control of pharmaceutical products through to an understanding of the mode of action of antibiotics.Fully revised and restructured, drawing on the contributions of subject experts, and including material relevant to the European curricula in pharmacy, the eighth edition covers:biology of micro-organismspathogens and host responseprescribing therap...

This volume presents research on policy responses to racism in sporting codes, predominantly Australian Rules football, in a global context. While the three guest editors are based in Australia, and their work pertains to the uniquely domestic game of Australian Rules football, the outcomes, research vectors and key issues from this research are part of a much larger on-going international conversation that is equally relevant when considering, for instance, racism in English Premier Leagu...

Meet Justin Campbell. He’s a newly minted MBA who’s landed a coveted job in consulting. He’s headed to Chicago to serve HGS, a large client with an intriguing new technology its executives haven’t yet decided how to exploit. Constrained by a short timeline and limited information, Justin and his team use state- of-the-art strategy tools to analyze various possibilities.Justin is energized by this challenging assignment, but soon finds the application of his strategy toolkit isn’t a...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Michael Butt about the death of the poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot on 17 August 2010. In May 1593, the playwright Christopher Marlowe was killed. Apparently, it was because of an argument over a bill. Michael Butt's innovative drama dons the cloak of documentary to re-examine the unsolved case. Starring Paul Rhys as the narrator, Blake Ritson as Thomas Walsingham, Harry Lloyd as Thomas Kyd ...