My Country Discount legal-system John Hirst overturns familiar conceptions

John Hirst overturns familiar conceptions and deepens our sense of Australia's development from convict society to distinctive democracy

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My Country Discount legal-system John Hirst overturns familiar conceptionsDavid Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australias most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marrs hands, those things we call reportage and commentary are elevated to artful and illuminating chronicles of our time. My Country collects his powerful reflections on religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; elegant