Darwin longgrassers have been living large since the beginning. They come from all over the Territory to camp in the public spaces around town, to catch up with family and friends, attend health and legal matters, holiday and shop, and drink. Especially drink. And the whitefellas don’t like it. They think they’re noisy and dirty and rude. So, they try to move them on.For 150 years they’ve been trying to move them on. But the longgrassers won’t go. Yet beneath this running battle be...

On a remote cattle station in outback Australia, four gold prospectors push their luck and pay the price. Venturing too close to the homestead they attract the attention of the landholders, who arrive armed and dangerous. Only three of the prospectors make it out alive.This IPPY award-winning book is the true story of Bruce Schuler's murder on Palmerville Station on July 9th, 2012. His murderers, Stephen Struber and his wife Dianne, had for decades been behaving as a law unto thems...

Early in 2007 I was scrounging around for publicity for my first book (Slapped by an Angel, co-authored with Kym Crosbie), when I was presented with an interesting counter-offer by Charles Wooley, who I knew from my television days at Channel 9.In essence the deal was I could plug Slapped all I wanted, providing I jumped in a campervan and ventured out 'where the horizon meets the sky', sourcing and broadcasting stories for Charles' radio program, Across Australia. So out I went.

Through a Crooked Lens is a celebration of life beyond suburbia, a quirky snapshot of remote Australia taken by a man with an eye for detail and an acute sense of fun.After the success of the first Red in the Centre journey for radio, Monte Dwyer was commissioned by Channel 7s Sunrise programme to go bush and re-create his spontaneous storytelling style for television. But not everything went as planned.This book follows Monte's evolution ...

“...he is ultimately an entertainer, and he writes to delight.” Peter FitzSimonsStories gathered from remote areas including Maralinga, Kimberley and Arnhem Land.The 3rd book in the series and a more mature work than the previous 2; beautifuly rounded stories from some little-known regions of the country.

On a remote cattle station in Far North Queensland, four gold prospectors push their luck and pay the price.Venturing too close to the homestead they attract the attention of the landholders, who arrive armed and dangerous. Only three of the prospectors make it out alive.This is the story of Bruce Schuler’s murder at Palmerville Station on the 9th of July, 2012. His murderers, Stephen Struber and his wife Dianne Wilson, had for decades been a law unto thems...

"...he is ultimately an entertainer, and he writes to delight." Peter FitzSimonsBeautifully rounded stories from some little-known regions of Australia.

“He views life with a Jack Nicholson like, quizzical overview, a Why is this thus? disdain.” Ted EganEntertaining account of Monte struggling to come to grips with Sunrise, technology and a newly-acquired 4WD bus determined to kill him.Monte’s amusing transition from mainstream television to freelance multimedia something-or-other; stories edgier and more chaotic than the first book, a touch of restrained madness here.

“. . . a book that will help Australia better understand itself.” Charles WooleyBook One in the series, inspired by radio interviews collected on round-Australia jaunt for a national broadcaster; stories mostly light and bright with an amusing “innocent abroad” feel.

Darwin longgrassers have been living large since the beginning. They come from all over the Territory to camp in the public spaces around town, to catch up with family and friends, attend health and legal matters, holiday and shop, and drink. Especially drink. And the whitefellas don’t like it. They think they’re noisy and dirty and rude. So, they try to move them on.For 150 years they’ve been trying to move them on. But the longgrassers won’t go. Yet beneath this running battle be...

A river in crisis. Its people in conflict. A wayward cop, a pesky television crew and a suspicious drowning. These are the main elements in this thoroughly entertaining crime fiction thriller.Yet there is a deeper message here. By mirroring the plight of Australia’s Murray Darling Basin, the author is highlighting the water security challenges facing this country in the twenty-first century. Will the driest inhabited continent on Earth ever strike a happy ...

This IPPY award-winning book is a modern love story with the lights left on.After spending most of his adult life avoiding responsibility, Myles Copley returns to his hometown to find his father being fitted for a straightjacket, and his childhood sweetheart available if not exactly waiting patiently for his return. It is an ideal opportunity for the errant son to reconnect with his maligned father and the grown man to make amends for the sins of his youth.The Egg Collector i...