Titres dans Australie et Océanie

Experience an epic maritime history adventure detailing how brilliant indigenous navigators conquered the Pacific Ocean. Perfect for your daily commute or focused learning, this awe-inspiring saga transforms the world's largest water body from a formidable barrier into a thriving network of...

Experience the dramatic boom-and-bust gold rush history of a settlement that became the richest city on earth. Perfect for your morning commute or an immersive walking tour, this evocative narrative charts the sudden explosion of nineteenth-century colonial wealth that forever reshaped the...

Uncover the dramatic Australian history of a harsh penal colony that transformed into a thriving global metropolis. Turn your daily commute or focused learning session into an immersive journey through time as this evocative urban history traces a profound clash of civilizations. Dive into the...

Sail alongside visionary Polynesian navigators in this inspiring history of indigenous resilience and cultural survival. Perfect for an engaging morning commute, this captivating true story charts the transformation of brilliant Pacific explorers into the foundational society of Aotearoa...

Discover the epic history of Maori navigators and colonial clashes that forged a nation at the edge of the world. Whether you are commuting or planning a global adventure, this immersive educational narrative transports you directly to the shores of Aotearoa. Experience a gripping saga of...

Uncover the epic clash of empires and fierce Indigenous resistance that forged two distinct modern Pacific nations. Perfect for your daily commute or a focused learning session, this captivating historical journey transports you from the ancient voyages of Polynesian navigators to the harsh...

Explore turbulent Australian history as ancient cultures clash with penal colony survival to forge a modern nation. Whether settling in for a daily commute or seeking a reflective escape, this sweeping narrative transports you across time. Listen as distant decisions reshape vast landscapes...

Dive into the dramatic sports history of how fierce colonial pastimes evolved into an energetic national obsession. Perfect for an immersive morning commute, this nostalgic journey explores the deep Indigenous and cultural roots of Australian rules football. Whether you are enjoying a relaxing...

Sail alongside daring Polynesian navigators and witness the epic clash of cultures that forged modern Aotearoa. Explore the isolated, environmentally fragile landscapes that shaped a fiercely independent nation through devastating wars and vibrant cultural revival. This immersive historical...

A wildly funny and meticulously researched re-examination of the life of explorer Matthew Flinders, as Shaun Micallef charts the chaos, comedy and contradictions behind the founding of Australia. Who was Matthew Flinders? A pioneer who gave Australia its name but chose to name nothing after...

Comedian Ben Pobjie traverses the history of Australian larrikins, how the meaning of larrikin has changed and what it forgives. There is no higher praise in Australian life than to be called a larrikin. All our greatest cultural icons, from Shane Warne to Steve Irwin to Scott Cam to Dawn Fraser...

Do you dream of passing for the first time, and finally holding that Australian passport? Maybe you've already lived here for years and it's time to make it official? Whatever your reason for calling Australia home—whether you came for work, family, or a fresh start—we get it.

'The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building.' - Louis Kahn, US architect If only these walls and this land could talk ... The Sydney Opera House is a breathtaking building, recognised around the world as a symbol of modern Australia. Along with the...

The epic true story of George Mallory and Edmund Hillary and the quest to be the first to conquer Everest. A captivating story of adventure, daring, despair and triumph from Australia's favourite storyteller. Last century, two men, thirty years apart, set out to become the first to conquer the...

How did a civilisation that once seemed destined to grow forever begin to shrink? The Demography of the West opens on the Swan coastal plain — three displacements that are not the same story: First Nations dispossession, a settler family priced out of Fremantle, and a Perth suburb reshaped after the pandemic by migration, housing pressure, and birth rates below replacement. From that human scale, Nathan Webb widens the lens to Western Europe, North America, and Oceania. This is narrative history, not a prophecy of doom.

Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, Work of State Significance and The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Australian History Winner of the 2025 NSW History Award, Australian History Prize Winner of the 2025...

Haunting true crime stories of the supernatural and paranormal The most haunted home that world-famous ghost hunter Lorraine Warren ever stepped foot in was a three-bedroom brick home in suburban Sydney. FORGET THE HORRORS OF AMITYVILLE AND DELVE INTO AUSTRALIA'S MOST HAUNTED PLACES Australian...

In 1938 sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig—inventor of the modern foldable umbrella—and their baby daughter Eva, left their home in Vienna for an uncertain future. They found a brief refuge in Singapore before arriving in Sydney on 25 September 1940. Australia was at war: they were classified as enemy aliens and interned in an isolated camp in northern Victoria.

Nancy Wake was a brave woman. She risked her life behind enemy lines during the Nazi occupation of France in the Second World War. The Gestapo dubbed her “The White Mouse” for her uncanny ability to evade their traps. When it became too dangerous, she left France—not to flee—but to join the resistance. Before the war, Nancy lived a life of luxury with her husband, a wealthy French industrialist.

The first comprehensive biography of the godfather of Australian bushranging – Frank Gardiner – leader of the Lachlan gang and mastermind of the largest gold heist in Australian history. Atop the hierarchy of Australian bushrangers sits Ned Kelly – the ultimate outlaw – and just below...