In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his wombat stew, and the result is a stew the dingo will never forget!

This book features the importance of families, particularly the roles played by women, spread over 5 generations. Throughout the book there is a focus on mother/daughter relationships, and the strength of the women involved. The five generations written about were actually known to me, some of the tales I witnessed, others were relayed to me by various great great grandmothers and grandmothers. The work demonstrates how subtle the strength and power combination can be in women, and how women can be instrumental in bringing about change whilst seeming to be powerless. My work also brings together the family cohesion within my family, the memories and tales of things which would be lost and forgotten otherwise. The book is about the family of which the author is very proud, many of those written about contributed greatly to the formation of this nation and much of those contributions were made without praise or comment, like my great grandmother and her two sisters fighting as suffragettes against huge odds so that women could obtain equal franchise, and using their power on the home front to assist them in achieving this wonderful thing, or my Uncle Wal’s work as Paddington (NSW) ‘s mayor and his quiet humility as he got on with the job for twenty-five years. Throughout the book there are many references to other quiet achievers from my fierce great great grandmother to my own children, 5 generations of daughters later. Thus the work symbolises many true blue Australian families, whose tales have not yet been told, and yet illustrate the very fabric of Australian society, and makes popular reading.

"William Charker, for your part in the burglary of the dwelling of Thomas Evans at St. Mary Lambeth and stealing goods to the value of £33.60 you are at this moment sentenced, along with your accomplice, to 7 years transportation in the colony of New South Wales." And so starts the saga of an Australian Family. Although this is the story of my ancestors, it is also the story of Australia. William Chalker arrived in Australia aboard the convict ship Perseus on 13th of July 1808 and became the first member of the family to become "Australian." An Australian Story follows the story of William and his descendants' over two centuries As we discover the family adventures, we also are able to discover parts of Australia's rich history through the family's eyes. "An Australian Story" concludes with the death of William Chalker's great, great, great granddaughter in 1998. "An Australian Story" is the history of a country as seen by one family!

William Charker, for your part in the burglary of the dwelling of Thomas Evans at St. Mary Lambeth and stealing goods to the value of 33.60 you are at this moment sentenced, to 7 years transportation in the colony of New South Wales. And so starts the saga of an Australian Family. Although this is the story of my ancestors, it is also the story of Australia. An Australian Story follows the story of William and his descendants' over two centuries Along the way. An Australian Story portrays the harsh reality of the early struggles of the pioneering families offset by their joys of discovery and family relationships. Sacrifice in two world wars is ballanced by the return to the relaxed Australian lifestyle during the period between the wars and witness the family as the world around them changes. An Australian Story concludes with the death of William Chalker s great, great, great granddaughter in 1998. An Australian Story is the history of a country as seen by one family

Once there was nothing. Then there was something . . . Come on a fascinating journey through time - from the explosive beginnings of our planet through the formation of the Australian landscape, from the deeply entrenched history of our Indigenous people to modern-day Australia. Beginning with the creation of our country's landmass and climate, 'Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline' presents the key moments in our country's geographical, faunal and floral formation, and later human settlement. Illustrated with a striking collection of photographs and images from the NLA's digital collection, this is history for children like never before. A fascinating snapshot of our country, 'Australian Story' tells who we once were, who we are today . . . and where we are going.

Based on the forthcoming 5-part television series 100 Years: The Australian Story, this is an exploration of who we are as a nation, where we have come from and where we are going, by one of Australia's most respected political and economic commentato.

Bob McIntosh’s life has been rich in incident and anecdote which he recounts with verve and passion. An exciting biography told with a fine portion of personal sarcasm and humour. An early life spent in the Australian outback and then throughout Latin America. Bob McIntosh grew up as a single child on sheep and cattle stations in the outback of Australia and received a customary tough, thorough but loving countryside upbringing, based on a set of strong values, a good attitude to farm work and where a love of all aspects of nature comes as natural as nature itself. Not exactly sure what to do with life after finishing school and a few years of backbreaking labour experiences in the outback, Bob decided to extensively explore Europe and North America to expand his horizons and find his bearings. Upon returning to Australia, he was sure he was made for bigger things than bush life. While in the process of obtaining a university degree he started working for one of the largest companies in Australia with a worldwide commercial network of sales representatives. The opportunity to work in Latin America was not lost on him, eventually having his own company in Panama which he skilfully, but with plenty of sacrifice, guided from near nothing to a successful venture in the controversial industry of agro-chemicals.