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Established in 1922, Melbourne University Publishing is Australia’s oldest university press. MUP publishes books of endu

MUP specialises in scholarly, trade and illustrated non-fiction titles that are expertly researched, peer reviewed and finely curated.

16/07/2025

Need a thought-provoking read to keep you distracted from the cold? ❄️

This July we’re proud to introduce three new books alongside two re-editions with gorgeously redesigned covers:

Discover the untold story of Paul Robeson in THE LAST TOUR by Ann Curthoys.

SHADOWS OF AZADI by Manisha Sobhrajani is a bold exploration of women’s rights in Kashmir.

In THE BIG FIX, Albert Palazzo makes an urgent call for a new Australian defence policy.

In an updated edition reflecting the strengths of autistic people, GROWING IN TO AUTISM by Sandra Thom-Jones is a book for everyone.

Erica Frydenberg provides insight on how to deal with the cost of living crisis in an updated edition of COPING IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD.

Available now at your local bookstore ✨

02/07/2025

Our online home has been remodeled 🥳

With a fresh design and improved functionality, mup.com.au has enhanced search capabilities and expert curation for readers to find books easily.

Explore now: https://www.mup.com.au

19/06/2025

How Australian unions shaped modern Australian history 🪧

NO POWER GREATER is now available at your local bookstore.

In this lively history of Australian unionism Liam Byrne seeks to illuminate what unionism means, exploring why successive generations of working people organised unions and nurtured them for future generations.

18/06/2025

Two gripping investigations for your June TBR 🕵️‍♀️

Available now at your local bookstore.

Walkley award winning author Andrew Fowler brings us an updated edition of THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE WORLD, with a new introduction, and insights into Assange’s fight for freedom. In THE CONTESTED STATE, Matthew A Busch discovers the untold story of Indonesia’s Bank Restructuring Agency.

13/06/2025

We’re absolutely thrilled that WARRIOR SOLDIER BRIGAND by Ben Wadham and James Connor has been shortlisted for the 2025 ACT Literary Awards.

Exploring the fundamental paradox that underpins abuse in the military—an organisation of and for violence—Wadham and Connor report on the shifting landscape of the ADF since 1969, describing military institutional abuse across the decades and asking the question: to what extent can an authoritarian institution liberalise?

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors ❤️

16/05/2025

Today is IDAHOBIT, the International Day against LGBTIQIA+ Discrimination.

While we celebrate advancements in LGBTQIA+ equality, 2025 has seen a sharp rise in anti-LGBTIQIA+ policies and rhetoric across the globe, targeting the trans and gender diverse community in particular.

IDAHOBIT offers an opportunity to support the safety, inclusion and success of all LGBTIQIA+ people.

We encourage the community to engage with the resources linked here to create a fairer world: https://bit.ly/3F9lqbA

13/05/2025

An expertly researched and finely curated stack of May new releases 📚

Now available at your local bookstore.

Discover Australia’s enduring fascination with the icy continent in THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER, and explore fresh perspectives on sustainability in BEYOND GREEN. Chris Hammer’s bestselling classic THE RIVER returns in a newly updated edition, while CHINA’S GRAND STRATEGY AND AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE IN THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER features a new foreword by Geoff Raby. Finally, NO POWER GREATER reveals how Australian unions helped shape the nation's modern history.

06/05/2025

The extraordinary political story of the only Prime Minister of Australia ever deposed from office 📝

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER returns in a fiftieth anniversary edition with a new foreword from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Dismissal was the culmination of almost three years of political conflict, as Whitlam's progressive Labor government rammed home legislative reform in the face of implacable and increasingly bitter conservative resistance.

Now available at your local bookstore 📚

03/05/2025

‘A major contribution to our understanding of one of Australia’s most enduring cultural icons.’

Explore the critically acclaimed NATION, MEMORY, MYTH by Steve Vizard—a distinguished reflection on national identity, collective memory, and the narratives that shape us.

Be sure to pick up a copy at your local bookstore this weekend! 📚

02/05/2025

This Mother's Day, celebrate the legacy of remarkable women with a curated stack of powerful reads.

From personal memoir in KINDRED by Kate Legge to political insight in MAKING PROGRESS by Jenny Macklin, and from the trailblazing figures of UNCONVENTIONAL WOMEN by Sarah Gilbert to the untold histories in A SECRETIVE CENTURY by Tessa Morris-Suzuki, each title offers a unique perspective on the female experience. Complete the collection with THE RISE OF THE MATILDAS by Fiona Crawford—a tribute to strength, teamwork, and national pride.

Head to your local bookstore to shop our curated stack now 🩷

01/05/2025

‘Courageous and life-affirming.’ 🧡

We’re absolutely thrilled that the late Mark Raphael Baker’s memoir, A SEASON OF DEATH, has been shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year.

There is profound sorrow in this memoir but there is matching joy and much love, interwoven by a fine writer and thinker into a story that will deepen one's understanding of life.

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors, each ‘driven by a strong conviction that there are issues which need time and space to fully explore.’

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