William McInnes
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Series
Hello Birdy volume 3
Language
English
Description
This time William is warming up his vocal chords and off to meet the songbirds, the most diverse bird group in the world. It's believed they evolved here, in Australia. His journey commences in Queensland's Lamington National Park - a natural concert hall
2) Full Bore
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Language
English
Description
William McInnes, one of Australia's best-loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the Aussie obsession with sports and pop culture. A chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping-off point for William's inimitable take on our sport-obsessed nation, Australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection. His trademark humour and anecdotes litter this collection,...
3) Fatherhood
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Language
English
Description
Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are just like a friendly chat over the back fence, or the banter of a backyard BBQ. They will stir your own memories: of hot summer days and cooling off under the sprinkler while Dad works in the garden with the radio tuned to the sports results; that time Dad tried to teach...
Author
Series
Hello Birdy volume 1
Language
English
Description
In his first episode, William McInnes scales new heights to meet the most charismatic of the birds, the parrots. With fifty seven species in Australia, there's plenty of colourful characters, from the drunken louts of the Top End to the high class 'yuppies' of Sydney's prime real estate. Some are thriving in the modern world but many are struggling to survive.
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Series
Hello Birdy volume 5
Language
English
Description
In this episode William travels far and wide to meet the birds we love to hate. The pests. These are species that have taken up city living and with food available around the clock, their populations have exploded. William hopes that by getting to know th
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Series
Hello Birdy volume 4
Language
English
Description
If any bird embodies power, speed and grace, it has to be the raptor, or bird of prey. In this episode, William travels across the continent to meet some of Australia's wild and captive raptors and suss out our special relationship with these magnificent
Author
Series
Hello Birdy volume 2
Language
English
Description
In this episode, William goes to ground to meet the big birds - ancient birds that have been around for 65 million years. With useless wings, these birds are not great at flying and mostly scratch out an existence in the grasslands and forests of Australi
8) Holidays
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Language
English
Description
Holidays are the runway to possibilities - a romantic sunset, the spare seat at breakfast being taken by an attractive stranger, a miraculous airline upgrade - or missing bags, unfortunate rashes and wrong turns that lead to places you definitely did not intend to go. Whether you are away from home and somewhere exotic or just in your own backyard on a lilo in an above-ground pool, whatever happens, you know that life is sweet because you're on HOLIDAYS....
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Series
Hello Birdy volume 6
Language
English
Description
In this episode, William joins the biggest frequent flyer club in the world, getting hands on with some migratory birds that are marvels of long distance travel. For these creatures there are no borders, no customs and no need for luggage. There are many
10) Deep water
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the mutilated corpse of a young gay man is found in a smart Bondi Beach apartment, Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned the case. Is this brutal murder a domestic disturbance, a robbery gone wrong, or a gay hate crime? With mounting evidence to suggest the perpetrator has killed before, they start digging through old investigations and the discovery is shocking. They uncover up to 80 possible murders of gay men in New South...
Author
Series
Seachange volume 8
Language
English
Description
An invitation to the annual magistrate's dinner dance confirms Laura's suspicion that she is single in a world designed for couples. At least it encourages her to invite Dan, but her ego is battered when he surrenders himself with a pile of unpaid fines, choosing a jail sentence over a date with her. Karen questions how well she knows her parents when they return to town as born-again hippies.
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Series
Seachange volume 1
Language
English
Description
Just when life is finally going to plan, the bulldozers descend on Pearl Bay. The town is thrown together in their fight to save what is left of Macgettigan's boatshed...and Max's possessions. It isn't long before the collective finger is pointed at Bob Jelly. Laura finds herself in a passionate moment with Max, but the lessons of the past are hard to forget.
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Series
Seachange volume 3
Language
English
Description
Max Connors returns to Pearl Bay after an absence of many years, bringing his wife, Elena, with him. A successful foreign correspondent and an old friend of Dan's, Max wants to settle down in the boatshed and write a book, but he's soon drawn into the problems of his brother and father. Struggling to get over Dan, Laura forms an instant kinship with Elena but takes an immediate dislike to Max.
Author
Series
Seachange volume 9
Language
English
Description
Pearl Bay is rocked by the death of one its teenagers. Laura presides over her first coronial inquest as football hero Jerome Hall's last hours are relived. After Jerome's accident, Rupert withdraws, so Dan takes the boy under his wing, deciding he should teach Rupert how to be a man. Laura is furious to discover Dan's somewhat violent interpretation of masculinity.
Author
Series
Seachange volume 2
Language
English
Description
Laura and Dan's relationship would be perfect-if it wasn't for everything else in Laura's life. As Rupert schemes to get his parents back together, Dan tempts Laura with talk of travel to exotic places, and she struggles to find a way to fit his dream into her reality. Meanwhile, tax prosecutor Katrina Fennessy arrives in town and senses an opportunity for Pearl Bay, with the help of Bob Jelly.
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Series
Seachange volume 5
Language
English
Description
Laura is tired of being let down by the men in her life, and now Angus's quest of self-discovery has left her without a court clerk and a mountain of paperwork. What perfect timing for handsome and uncomplicated court reviewer Warwick Munro to arrive in Pearl Bay. Max tries to redeem himself by singing Laura's praises, but he's conflicted when he realizes Warwick is interested in Laura.
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Series
Seachange volume 10
Language
English
Description
When an old crony of Bob's proposes a housing development at a legendary local "parking" spot for couples, a protest ensues. By pure coincidence, Craig emerges as hero activist, impressing Miranda immensely. The attention and thrill of standing up to his father causes Craig to reevaluate his surroundings for the first time.
Author
Series
Seachange volume 7
Language
English
Description
The shock of Trudi's pregnancy has left Laura angry and determined to remove Jack from her life. As Laura sets out to forget her past, the town's celebration of its history-the annual Pearl Bay Pork Festival-is imminent, but things are not running smoothly. And Max has decided to return to life as a foreign correspondent, accepting a dangerous assignment in Kosovo.
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Series
Seachange volume 6
Language
English
Description
Laura's niggling doubts about Warwick begin to dissipate as she begins to fall for his charms... if only the locals would stop interrupting them. Apart from Warwick, the town's attention turns to "Still Waters," a city newspaper column detailing the life and times of a small coastal town. Even though the parallels between the fictional town and Pearl Bay are uncanny, only Miranda cottons on.
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Series
Seachange volume 13
Language
English
Description
With the bridge about to reopen, the powers that be decide to close the Pearl Bay court and transfer all the cases to the new Port Deakin legal complex. Laura makes plans to move back to the city, but the town embarks on a civil disobedience campaign to save the court at Pearl Bay. When it ends up devolving into a hostage situation, Laura and Max must confront some hard truths.