Monash University Publishing

08/08/2026

It was a pleasure to see our author, Lelia Green, at this week as she spoke about THE DIGITAL CHILD – an insightful and timely exploration of how technology is shaping childhood, and what that means for families, educators and young people.

If you missed this event, you can still catch Lelia at this Monday, 10 August.

Head to our events page to add an upcoming book launch or author talk to your calendar. We'd love to see you there!

07/08/2026

Author Lachlan Strahan chats to Tracey Holmes about his career as a diplomat on ABC Radio National

In the first of a brand new segment called ‘The Diplomats’, we speak to Former High Commissioner and author of The Curious Diplomat, Lachlan Strahan, who represented Australia in countries like India, Germany, South Korea and the Solomons. He discusses how the art of diplomacy is viewed around t...

07/08/2026

The Indigenous request for a constitutionally entrenched Voice was thrust firmly onto the public stage with Anthony Albanese’s promise, on election night 2022, to submit it to a referendum. Political analysts Murray Goot and Tim Rowse trace the development and fortunes of the Voice, from early conversations between Indigenous leaders and constitutional conservatives, through to the referendum and its aftermath. The Uluru Statement from the Heart had been addressed to the Australian people in 2017, but in 2023 it was competition between the major parties that shaped the Yes and No campaigns.

Alongside this political history, THE YEAR OUR VOICE BROKE examines in detail just how public opinion was sought, shaped and interpreted in wide-ranging research, both published and unpublished. The referendum generated a quantity of polling unprecedented in Australia. Examining how questions were constructed, Goot and Rowse raise vital questions about how complex political ideas are brought to the public, how political campaigns are run and how the No vote may shape the future of Indigenous affairs in this country.

Available for pre-order now.

07/08/2026

In honour of National Poetry Month, Ann-Marie Priest, author of FIERY TALES, chats to Fran Kelly on The Radio National Hour show on ABC Radio National

It’s National Poetry Month, so we thought we’d take a moment to look at the lives and work of some of Australia’s most celebrated poets.

06/08/2026

As Australia’s oldest continuous writers’ festival, Brisbane Writers Festival has a long and storied history of connecting communities, showcasing creativity and finding just the right words.

As part of Thom Woodroofe will be in conversation with Ian Lowe to talk about his book, POWER, PROSPERITY & PLANET.

Climate change affects all of us – but what about climate action? In this cogent and clear-eyed book, Thom Woodroofe argues that Australia’s energy transition offers us a vital opportunity to secure economic prosperity. By focusing on middle Australia, our climate and energy policy can both enrich ordinary households across the country and allow us to become an international climate leader.

Tickets on sale now.
https://bwf.org.au/2026/brisbane-writers-festival/thom-woodroofe-power-prosperity-and-planet

06/08/2026

Outer space is celebrated as humanity’s next great frontier, yet not everyone is set to have an equal share in its future. Once imagined as a global commons of scientific cooperation and cosmic discovery, space is increasingly framed as a ‘warfighting domain’, fuelled by (para)militarism, privatisation and patriarchy. It is concentrating wealth and power in the private sector, dominated by a ‘broligarchy’ of space entrepreneurs obsessed with starships and galatic conquest.

Elise Stephenson led a world-first research study of gender and diversity in space, involving more than 70 countries. In SPACE XX, she unpacks the findings and speaks with almost 1000 pioneering women, men, trans and non-binary people, from astronauts to engineers to ethicists – including Australia’s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, and Space Agent One, Megan Clark. She reveals a story of inequality, exclusion and denigration of women in STEM. And she imagines better ways forward, including practical, evidence-based ideas that allow all humanity to flourish, informed by First Nations, feminist and futures thinking.

Back in the 1960s, a group of elite American women pilots excelled in astronaut training – but their training was abandoned, and so the Moon landing became ‘one small step for man’. Sixty years later, it was announced that no woman would fly in Artemis III, a critical voyage in the ambition to return humanity to the Moon. Compelling and urgent, SPACE XX exposes the stakes of our extraterrestrial trajectory and argues that a more inclusive future can – and must – be fought for.

SPACE XX: GENDER, POWER AND THE NEW SPACE RACE, coming soon

05/08/2026

Celebrate Australian poets this National Poetry Week.

SOMEWHERE HERE THE FUTURE'S HID: Largely unknown during her lifetime, Lesbia Harford (1891–1927) is a major figure in Australian letters. Writing during the Great War, Harford celebrated same-s*x desire with a boldness rare for her era. Available for pre-order.

FIERY TALES: This lively correspondence between celebrated poet Gwen Harwood and renowned composer Larry Sitsky, gives an insight into a unique collaboration between two highly gifted Australian artists in the second half of the twentieth century. Available now!

03/08/2026

Listen to author of RIGHTING MY WORLD, Dennis Altman, on ABC’s Big Ideas. Visit the link in our bio to listen to the full interview.

02/08/2026

Discover what’s new on our shelves this August

50 YEARS / 50 WORKS: Brings together 50 significant works from the museum’s collection and 50 newly commissioned responses from contributors spanning MUMA’s history and wider communities. Out 8 August.

ASBESTOS NATION: For the first time, the full story of asbestos use and tragic misuse in our country, as told by historian James Watson. Out 18 August.

AGAINST THE ODDS: A celebration of the Monash University Rowing Club and of how the pursuit of rowing lends itself to success in other avenues of life. Out 18 August.

Head to our website to read more about these titles, available this month from Monash University Publishing.https://publishing.monash.edu/new-and-coming-soon/

29/07/2026

FIERY TALES by Ann-Marie Priest, out now.