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Dragon and Kangaroo
Sep 13, 2017 No Comments ›› adminThe Weekly Notebook BY ALEX MITCHELLON SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 Exploring Australia-China history Canberra writer and journalist Rob Macklin has written a highly relevant, timely and utterly riveting book on the intricate relationship between Australia and China. Over the years, I’ve read most of Macklin’s 28 books but this is his best. It’s a cracker. With China established as Australia’s ...Continue Reading
Hamilton Hume
Jul 23, 2016 No Comments ›› adminThe untold story of Hamilton Hume — the Australian-born explorer who truly opened up the nation. While English-born soldiers, sailors and surveyors have claimed pride of place among the explorers of the young New South Wales colony, the real pathfinder was a genuine native-born Australian. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal ...Continue Reading
Warrior Elite
Jun 9, 2016 No Comments ›› adminWARRIOR ELITE ‘Warrior Elite charts what our military future will look like, based on some remarkable military and intelligence achievements of the past… ‘It is unique because Robert Macklin has tumbled to a reality that few people outside the official national security community understand: Australia’s Special Forces include not only the SASR and the Commandoes, but Australia’s ...Continue Reading
Dark Paradise – Norfolk Island – Isolation, Savagery, Mystery and Murder
Jul 15, 2013 13 Comments ›› adminDARK PARADISE Norfolk Island Isolation, Savagery, Mystery and Murder Read an excerpt here Listen to a recent radio interview Robert gave about the book to PM's Mark Colvin From convicts to mutineers to modern scandals, Robert Macklin taps the history of Norfolk Island. Robert Macklin has successfully woven together the stories of the early settlement of New South Wales, the ...Continue Reading
The Gadfly Papers
Oct 22, 2012 No Comments ›› adminTHE GADFLY PAPERS, Robert Macklin’s delightful collection of columns, provides a charming antidote to the Canberra knockers. "The Gadfly Papers" by BWM Books on Ganxy// Continue Reading