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Mean Streak

A moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a multi-billion-dollar government shake down - the powerful story of robodebt, WINNER of the Walkley Book Award 2025

by Rick Morton ...

From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.Winner of the 2025 Walkley Book AwardWinner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2025Winner of the People's Choice Prize Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025<... ... Read more

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From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.Winner of the 2025 Walkley Book AwardWinner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2025Winner of the People's Choice Prize Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025<...
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One Hundred Years of Dirt

by Rick Morton ...

Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addictionOne Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with ... Read more

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Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addictionOne Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with
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On Money

by Rick Morton ...

Series series On Series
Money makes the world go round, but does it make us happy?Money is one of the most fraught subjects; it raises powerful emotions in all of us. Too much money often corrupts people - too little can make people feel desperate.Growing up in rural Queensland, journalist Rick Morton has known poverty from the inside. Now he isn't poor, but his spending habits and attitude to money are still informed by ... Read more

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Money makes the world go round, but does it make us happy?Money is one of the most fraught subjects; it raises powerful emotions in all of us. Too much money often corrupts people - too little can make people feel desperate.Growing up in rural Queensland, journalist Rick Morton has known poverty from the inside. Now he isn't poor, but his spending habits and attitude to money are still informed by
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Growing Up in Country Australia

Edited by Rick Morton ...

‘You will find in these pages a colourful and gripping pastiche that updates the experience outside Australia's cities and large regional centres. You will find, despite the absolute variety in these essays, that there is still something ineffable about life in the country.’ -Rick MortonGrowing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy, ... Read more

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‘You will find in these pages a colourful and gripping pastiche that updates the experience outside Australia's cities and large regional centres. You will find, despite the absolute variety in these essays, that there is still something ineffable about life in the country.’ -Rick MortonGrowing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy,
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One Hundred Years of Dirt

by Rick Morton ...

Narrated by Rick Morton ...

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5 hours 47 min

Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress. Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, ... Read more

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Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress. Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate,
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Funemployment Quarterly Spring Volume, Year One

Funemployment Quarterly, #1

by Funemployment Press, Amita Basu, Alex Herstedt, Ben Sheridan, Dennis A. Herb, Eve Morton, Jon Dowdall, Rick Danforth, Jacob Austin, M. Kelly Peach, Derek Des Anges ...

Series Book 1 - Funemployment Quarterly
The first volume of Funemployment Quarterly. Ten excellent science-fiction and fantasy tales along the theme of work & free time.This is the digital edition, which is provided in e-reader friendly formats.Featuring short stories from:Amita BasuAlex HerstedtBen SheridanDennis A. HerbEve MortonJon DowdallRick DanforthJacob AustinM. Kelly PeachDerek Des Anges ... Read more

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The first volume of Funemployment Quarterly. Ten excellent science-fiction and fantasy tales along the theme of work & free time.This is the digital edition, which is provided in e-reader friendly formats.Featuring short stories from:Amita BasuAlex HerstedtBen SheridanDennis A. HerbEve MortonJon DowdallRick DanforthJacob AustinM. Kelly PeachDerek Des Anges
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Growing Up in Country Australia

by Rick Morton ...

Narrated by Rick Morton, Rebecca Bower, Tamala Shelton, Various Narrators ...

Series series Growing Up in Australia
Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

Black Inc.'s bestselling Growing Up series goes to the countryGrowing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy, adventure, nostalgia, connection to nature and freedom, but also more grim tales - of drought, fires, mouse plagues and isolation. From the politics of the country school bus to the class divides between locals, from shooting foxes ... Read more

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Black Inc.'s bestselling Growing Up series goes to the countryGrowing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy, adventure, nostalgia, connection to nature and freedom, but also more grim tales - of drought, fires, mouse plagues and isolation. From the politics of the country school bus to the class divides between locals, from shooting foxes
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Mean Streak

A moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a multi-billion-dollar government shake down

by Rick Morton ...

Narrated by Rick Morton, Tamblyn Lord ...

Unabridged

15 hours 32 min

From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.Winner of the 2025 Walkley Book AwardWinner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2025Winner of the People's Choice Prize Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025<... ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.Winner of the 2025 Walkley Book AwardWinner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2025Winner of the People's Choice Prize Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2025<...
... Read more
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To The Women of Australia (Unabridged)

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox ...

Narrated by James Morton, Rick Shady, Shirley Beyer ...

Unabridged

14 min

In the heart of Australia's untamed wilderness, a poignant tale unfolds. "To the Women of Australia" is a captivating collection of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a renowned poet of the Victorian era. Through her evocative words, Wilcox paints a vivid portrait of the challenges and triumphs faced by women in this rugged and unforgiving land. From the hardships of pioneering life to the resilience ... Read more

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In the heart of Australia's untamed wilderness, a poignant tale unfolds. "To the Women of Australia" is a captivating collection of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a renowned poet of the Victorian era. Through her evocative words, Wilcox paints a vivid portrait of the challenges and triumphs faced by women in this rugged and unforgiving land. From the hardships of pioneering life to the resilience
... Read more

Funemployment Quarterly Summer Volume, Year One

Funemployment Quarterly, #2

by Funemployment Press, Anne Johnson, Benjamin Thomas, Ben Sheridan, Christina Fanciullo, Dennis A. Herb, Eve Morton, Franco Amati, Isa Ottoni, Karl El-Koura, Matt Cantor ...

Series Book 2 - Funemployment Quarterly
The second volume of Funemployment Quarterly. Another ten excellent science-fiction and fantasy tales, this time along the theme of sabbatical.This is for the digital edition, which is provided in e-reader friendly formats.Featuring short stories from:Anne JohnsonBenjamin ThomasBen SheridanChristina FanciulloDennis A. HerbEve MortonFranco AmatiIsa OttoniKarl El-KouraMatt Cantor ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The second volume of Funemployment Quarterly. Another ten excellent science-fiction and fantasy tales, this time along the theme of sabbatical.This is for the digital edition, which is provided in e-reader friendly formats.Featuring short stories from:Anne JohnsonBenjamin ThomasBen SheridanChristina FanciulloDennis A. HerbEve MortonFranco AmatiIsa OttoniKarl El-KouraMatt Cantor
... Read more
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Death in a Lonely Place

by Stig Abell ...

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Jake Jackson
Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

A beautifully written new crime thriller you won’t want to miss. In a beautiful village, a terrible storm is brewing…A rural paradise…Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside for a quieter life.A shocking secret…But the return of an old case shatters the calm, and pulls him into a shadowy group that caters to the darkest desires of the rich and famous.An enemy closes in…As the web arou... ... Read more

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A beautifully written new crime thriller you won’t want to miss. In a beautiful village, a terrible storm is brewing…A rural paradise…Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside for a quieter life.A shocking secret…But the return of an old case shatters the calm, and pulls him into a shadowy group that caters to the darkest desires of the rich and famous.An enemy closes in…As the web arou...
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The Lady Vanishes

Based on the popular podcast series. A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again

by Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles, Marc Wright ...

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early ... Read more

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A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early
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