AustLit

'For the first time, Serving in Silence? reveals the integral role played by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women in Australia’s military after the Second World War. Their powerful personal stories, recounted with searing honesty, illustrate the changing face of the Australian Defence Force, the pivotal role of military service in the lives of many LGBT Australians, and how they have served their country with distinction.' (Publication summary)

'This is the story of a peaceful revolution.

'Drawing on in-depth interviews, it tells the intimate life stories of thirteen gay and lesbian Australians, ranging in age from twenties to eighties.

'From the underground beats of 1950s Brisbane and illicit relationships in the armed services, to Grindr, foster parenting and weddings in the twenty-first century, Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the remarkable social shifts from one generation to the next.

'Where once gay and lesbian Australians were treated as criminals, sinners or sick, today they are increasingly accepted as equal. The majority of Australians support same-sex marriage. This rapid transformation in attitudes has opened the way for lesbians and gays to ‘become ordinary’ – to experience freedoms that were once barely imaginable.

'Gay & Lesbian, Then & Now reveals the legacies of homophobia, the personal struggles and triumphs involved in coming out, and the many different ways of being gay or lesbian in Australia – then and now. It is a moving account of a quiet revolution.' (Publication summary)

'The rapid economic development of Queensland in the 19th and early 20th centuries was due in a large way to the work of Aboriginal children. Some as young as two years old, they were forced to work with white people building the region's industries. This book is the first full-length examination of their exploitation. Drawing on extensive original research, Dr Shirleene Robinson brings to light the exploitation and abuse inflicted on Aboriginal children to benefit white settlers. Many of these children were part of Queensland's earliest 'stolen generations'. Their forcible removal from their parents and family groups caused great pain and suffering that is still felt today.' (Source: Publisher's website)

Crossings : Bulletin of the International Australian Studies Association provides 'reports from centres and affiliated associations, news of policy and funding initiatives relevant to Australian Studies, conference bulletins and also short articles on contemporary pedagogical and research issues in Australian Studies.' From 2008 the executive of InASA made a decision to no longer publish this bulletin separately but to more actively use the website (http://www.inasa.org/) as a place for the sharing of news. Over its distinguished history Crossings gathered together news from around the world about Australian studies. The bulletin often contained shorter original essays, sometimes on a shared theme. It is therefore an important archive of Australian Studies around the globe