The vast Northern Territory itself was the last place authorities envisaged air services. For decades, no operator was able to service the vast outback cost effectively. That is, until John Tilley arrived.This is the story of Tillair and the extraordinary pilots and support staff who went the extra mile to provide one of the outback's most necessary services. In less than ten years this business grew to a fleet of 45 aircraft employing 120 staff: 55 pilots and 65 ground staff. For ...

Gretel Pinniger, dominatrix, fetishist, artist, and courtesan to the rich and famous has been shocking and outraging Australia for decades.Never shy of publicity, this introverted daughter of a handsome war hero from the Melbourne establishment once wanted to become a nun. Instead, she threw her leather-clad body into a world of sex, drugs and riotous parties. She danced with Elton John, catered to Clyde Packer's more creative sexual fantasies and was supported by a fabulously weal...

'A marvellous book that reminds us why Gordon Barton mattered.' -- Phillip AdamsA fine and sweeping biography of one of Australia's most eccentric and influential visionaries ' -- Anne DevesonGordon Barton was the fast buccaneer who became the small-l liberal conscience of Australia. This book takes us on a rollercoaster read through the spills and thrills of his maverick life His was the Icarus trajectory, but he felt the sky before he fell.' -- Geoffrey Robertson QC

From the crowded streets of post-war Annandale to the steaming jungles of Malaya, A Journey Shared: Mateship, Malaya and Me follows John Meldrum's transformation from a restless Sydney teenager into a disciplined young soldier. Raised in a working-class family shadowed by hardship and a heavy-drinking father, John sought freedom and purpose in the Australian Army. What began as an escape from the confines of home became a coming-of-age adventure - from gruelling training at Kapook...