Under the Rainbow is the life story of E.W. Cole, a colourful and much loved figure of 19th century Melbourne. Best remembered for his Funny Picture Books, his sense of the absurd and his marketing genius, his wonderful arcade was the first 'department store' in Melbourne, replete with a live orchestra, an aviary and monkeys alongside books, ornaments, art, curios and tearooms. But there was more to Cole than his merchandising prowess- he scandalised the clergy with his sacrilegious views about Christianity, campaigned passionately against the White Australia policy, and advocated education for all. Cole's journey from an impoverished sandwich seller on the streets of London to owner of one of the most memorable establishments of early Melbourne is remarkable. His passion for learning, insatiable curiosity, and enduring faith in the essential goodness of humanity make him a figure worth celebrating. More than 100 years after his death, Cole's story is a timely reminder that a little bit of goodness can go a long way.

Under the Rainbow: The Life and Times of E.W. Cole

Biographies & Memoirs

Broinowski, Richard

Professionals & Academics

Miegunyah Press

Fallout from Fukushima

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

ReadHowYouWant

For almost sixty years - from the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 to the invasion of Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction and the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula - nuclear issues have driven international relations. And all Australian governments since 1945 have shaped their nuclear policies according to what they believed or knew Washington wanted.In reality, this book argues, Australia's reputation was not always well deserved. Based on previously classified files and interviews with Australian diplomats and politicians, Fact or Fission? reveals for the first time that Australia's credentials in non-proliferation during and since the 1970s were little more than a ploy to disempower anti-nuclear groups in the community. It also provides convincing evidence that, under commercial pressure, governments substantially compromised safeguards controlling the export of Australian uranium - with the result that uranium has probably found its way, in one form or another, into clandestine nuclear weapons.Now the Howard government has gone even further down the nuclear path. It has uncritically embraced American nuclear war-fighting policies that undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and encourage the spread of such weapons. Such outcomes, this book argues, would profoundly endanger Australia's own security. Fact or Fission? is a vital record of government duplicity and deception.

Fact or Fission?: The Truth About Australia's Nuclear Ambitions

History

Australia & Oceania

Scribe Publications Pty Ltd.

On a calm afternoon in March 2011, a force-nine earthquake jolted the Pacific Ocean seabed east of Japan. Forty minutes later, a tsunami 21 metres high crashed onto the coast of Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefectures. Towns collapsed, villages were destroyed, and 16,000 people were swept away. The earthquake and tsunami also resulted in another terrifying calamity ― explosions and meltdowns at a nuclear plant near the city of Fukushima. Fallout from Fukushima tells the story of Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, and the attempts to suppress, downplay, and obscure its consequences. Former diplomat Richard Broinowski travelled into the irradiated zone to speak to those affected and to find out why authorities delayed warning the public about the severity of the radiation. Combining interviews, research, and analysis, he reveals the extent of the disaster’s consequences: the ruinous compensation claims faced by electricity supplier TEPCO; the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors; and the psychological impact on those who, unable to return to their farms and villages, may become permanent nuclear refugees. In this illuminating and persuasive account, Broinowski puts this nuclear tragedy in context, tracing the path back through Tokyo, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl. Examining what the disaster will mean for the international nuclear industry, he explores why some countries are abandoning nuclear power, while others ― including Australia, through its export of uranium ― continue to put their faith in this dangerous technology.

Self-Help

Scribe US

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