
The Australian government’s treatment of Julian Assange has revealed more than a library of leaked documents ever could about how power is exercised in the relationship with the United States, writes Andrew Fowler.

I’m delighted to welcome you to the official launch of Cathy goes to Canberra: Doing politics differently, by former federal independent MP and Monash alumna Cathy McGowan AO.
I’d like to begin by acknowledging the people of the Kulin Nations, and pay my respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging.

Australia has used a range of torture techniques against Julian Assange, writes Dr Lissa Johnson.
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A Secret Australia
Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau

Read Helen Razer’s extract and
Benedetta Brevini’s analysis on The New Daily.
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A Secret Australia
Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau

Congratulations to author Sean Scalmer on the shortlisting and commendation of Democratic Adventurer: Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics in the History Publication Award category at the Victorian Community History Awards 2020.
The book is available for purchase here.
For the full list of results, view the VCHA 2020 Booklet.

‘The big picture in politics is all very well but what I know from my time as an MP is that, as an independent, I maintained a sharp focus on my electorate and tried not to allow the larger political debates and big-party controversies that constantly occupy the media’s attention to inhabit my mental space or direct my behaviour.’
Read the full article in The Guardian.

Monash University Publishing has garnered an international reputation for producing scholarly work of the highest quality, and this month the press celebrates its ten-year anniversary.
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