Writers @ Stanton

Undertaken with the co-operation of descendants of the last men to be outlawed in Australia on the cusp of nationhood in the winter of 1900, The Last Outlaws offers a new understanding of both our past and our present.

Discover why Australia’s fossil-fuel giant Woodside is doubling down on gas production in this new Quarterly Essay with Marian Wilkinson. How convincing is their argument that gas is a necessary transition fuel, as the world decarbonises? 

Join this award-winning author as he discusses his newest thriller, where the two worlds of Police Constable Philomena McCarthy collide. Trapped in the middle of a vicious gang war, she has to decide who to trust - the badge or her own blood? 

Discover seven stories of men who served from WWI to Korea, and their wartime achievements in the air. Based on personal interviews, Burgess captures the exploits of these extraordinary men who took to the skies in extraordinary times. 

Join award-winning Australian journalist Mike Amor as he discusses his career and what motivates journalists to do what they do. Why do they, sometimes recklessly, expose themselves to danger when they have family at home?

Rod Halsted takes you on a wild ride through his life: addiction, crime, and redemption, all wrapped in the irreverent humour of a true Aussie larrikin. Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It! is as much a confession as it is a celebration of resilience.

From the bestselling author of At the Foot of the Cherry Tree comes another stunning tale of secrets and betrayal in the aftermath of war that asks: what happens when you let the truth get in the way of a good story?

From the streets of Hong Kong to Beijing’s shadowy halls of power and the backstabbing workings of Parliament House in Canberra, discover this debut international thriller set in the last 24 hours of the world as we know it.

Learn the dramatic story of trade between Imperial China and the West and how it changed the world, with clear implications for the future. Pembroke illuminates the reasons China distrusts the West and why that view is unlikely to change soon.

In an era of rising danger for all, and dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and Australia should respond. This essential essay urges us to make our way in a hard new world with realism and confidence.