Award – Australian Political Book of the Year

The longlist for the 2024 Australian Political Book of the Year Award has been announced.

The longlisted titles are:

  • The Odd Couple: The Australia-America Relationship (Allan Behm, Upswell)
  • Quarterly Essay #93: Bad Cop: Peter Dutton’s Strongman Politics (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.)
  • Donald Horne: A Life in the Lucky Country (Ryan Cropp, La Trobe)
  • Mine Is the Kingdom (David Hardaker, A&U)
  • Quarterly Essay #92: The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It (Alan Kohler, Black Inc.)
  • Crimes of the Cross (Anne Manne, Black Inc.) *
  • Killing for Country: A Family Story (David Marr, Black Inc.)
  • Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes (Chris Masters, A&U) *
  • The Great Housing Hijack (Cameron K Murray, A&U)
  • Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace (Sam Roggeveen, La Trobe).

The award recognises the books the judges believe ‘provide the most compelling contribution to understanding Australian political events and debates’.

The shortlist will be announced on 30 October, with each shortlisted author receiving $1000 in prize money, and the winner will be announced on 20 November, with the winning author receiving $15,000 in prize money.

Crimes of the Cross and Flawed Hero have both been reviewed by QRC.  Click on the book’s title to read our review.

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