WINTHROP, Ronald P

ISBN 978-1-923214-04-0
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How the Rich get richer while the Poor stay poor

 

A philosophical deconstruction of the Australian taxation system and its principles

Our Australian taxation system is an impressive clockwork-like machine with its origins in pre-Victorian times; designed on pre-Victorian principles and with pre-Victorian efficiency. Its workings today, even though falling far short of what is needed in this electronic age, are kept in working order at great expense to the Australian Community.

The author for 34 years was just a worker in Maintenance tasked with keeping everything running as previously. All his pleadings for updating and improving existing plant and functions were met with a glazed silence and just ignored. Instead he made notes of his observations and described in detail the issues causing concern and how a particular function might be made to work more efficiently or, in many cases, retired from service.

This book might easily be taken for a report by a Royal Commission set up for the purpose of looking into and reporting on its inequity, its inefficiency and its complexity. But such Royal Commissions and enquires were held and even examined the issues just mentioned but were unable to formulate the findings and recommendations our author makes in this book.

NHIAL, David Jock

ISBN 978-1-923265-39-4
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SOUTH SUDAN

 

THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST NATION

South Sudan: The World’s Youngest Nation is full of fast facts and cultural information aimed to help South Sudanese people who are living in Australia connect to their homeland’s past and present. This guide highlights the country’s journey, its cultural heritage in a quick yet comprehensive way.

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About the Author

David Jock Nhial is a dedicated and compassionate social worker and author with extensive experience in helping individuals and communities. With a strong academic background, including a bachelor’s degree in Humanities, a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and various other qualifications related to child wellbeing and youth work, he is known for his empathy, excellent communication skills, and deep commitment to social justice. His achievements include publishing two children’s books, contributing chapters to notable publications, and being a finalist in the 2012 Pride of Australia Medal in the Fair Go category.

David conducted extensive research, including surveys with South Sudanese youth in Australia, to understand their struggles with cultural identity and adaptation. He found that many young South Sudanese in Australia have limited knowledge about their homeland. The information written here seeks to bridge that gap by providing valuable insights into South Sudan’s culture, history, and the journey to independence.

Through his book, South Sudan – The World’s Youngest Nation, David aims to inspire young readers to embrace their cultural heritage and understand the importance of unity and diversity. This work seeks to educate young readers about the Republic of South Sudan, which became an independent nation after separating from Sudan. David hopes to empower the next generation of South Sudanese youth, particularly those living in the diaspora, by helping them understand their cultural heritage, the history of their nation, and the significance of its independence.

CHIKWUBA, Emeka

ISBN 978-1-923214-10-1
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Tribes of Champions

 

Anatomy of youth developments: step by step logics

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF LEGACY?

Let us stop waiting for someone else to be ‘the one’ – YOU be the one.

Maybe you want to start doing something that makes you feel truly alive, but you’ve had anxieties about doing something like this for a long time, feeling uncertain, inadequate, or this or that.

But know this: you do not just walk into an extraordinary existence with ease. There are barriers that must be broken – shattered – to create a LEGACY.

Dive into your dream life, make mistakes, and dare to develop yourself as you stagger through the ladder of new human development and expansion. Subject all layers of your self-development process to a rigorous but well-articulated degree of discipline and watch yourself break new grounds for all to see.

Every exceptional invention was brought to LIGHT from this dry, unrealistic, uncertain, confused starting point. YOU do not need all the fact to be excellent and great. You do not need permission to do little things in extraordinary ways, you just need to be true to achieving the general good of all; that is the reason great achievements are deemed as BREAKTHROUGHS.

You can be truly exceptional in your life if you want to. Be that SHINING DIAMOND in the dark places and believe YOU TOO can shine bright like a DIAMOND.

Yellow Ladybugs

ISBN 978-1-923214-18-7
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So, You’re Autistic

 

An epic teen guide for autistic girls and gender diverse youth

So, You’re Autistic

Well, so are we, and we remember exactly what it was like as a teen. That’s why we’ve created this epic teen guide—because we want you to have all the info we wished we had back then!

We packed it with insider knowledge, personal stories, and helpful tips, so you don’t have to go on this journey alone. We’ll go through all the stuff you need to know as an autistic teen girl, or autistic gender diverse teen, from home and school life, to friends and relationships, puberty and all the tricky stuff like mental health, and bullying.

Learn heaps about autistic identity and culture, and discover how to embrace yourself exactly as you are.

COLLINS, Damian

ISBN 978-1-923156-82-1
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Property Investing Roadmap

How to build an income from property for life

Residential or commercial? Renovate or redevelop? Australians enjoy a feast of options when it comes to the nation’s favourite investment – property. But while most people only achieve one investment property, you can take your wealth to far greater heights using the right strategies.

In Property Investing Roadmap – How to build an income from property for life, Damian Collins, one of Australia’s most respected property experts, guides you through the spectrum of property-related choices, from how to buy your first rental property through to sophisticated strategies such as leveraging equity, property development, and diversifying a portfolio through commercial property.

Inside you’ll discover:

  • Why you need to invest
  • Signs that a property and location have growth potential
  • Strategies to manage cash flow as a property investor
  • How to build a team of experts to guide you on your property journey
  • Why the time to take action is now
  • How to complete a successful development project
  • Why it makes sense to start with residential and end with commercial property
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About the Author

A professional property investor for over 30 years, Damian Collins left his career as a Chartered Accountant to build a multi-million dollar personal property portfolio. As founder and Managing Director of residential property investment advisory, Momentum Wealth, and Chairman of property funds management company Westbridge Funds Management, Damian has championed opportunities for all Australians to reap the rewards of property investing. A former President of the Real Estate Institute of WA, Damian is regularly sought-after for commentary in media outlets as diverse as the Australian Financial Review, Australian Property Investor and Money magazine.

GILLAN, Kimberley

ISBN 978-1-923156-37-1 
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How Low Can You Go?

Nutritious meals from $30 per week

This book has over 80 recipes that prove it can be down. Yet this is more than a recipe book. It is a book for our times, giving you the edge in a crisis. You will learn what foods to buy and when, supermarket psychology and how to stay ahead of the game when things change. There are tricks for when a favourite food becomes expensive and ideas on free foods that might be right underneath your feet.

Just how low can you go? For most of us, 40% of what we currently spend on food.

A family of four can feed themselves for $90 per week.

When Kimberley Gillan stopped work due to illness, drastic changes were needed for her family to keep a roof over their heads. The challenge was, how low could she go on groceries, while providing the 17 more essential vitamins and minerals her family needed and still having weekly treats, snacks, and celebrations. Over seven years of trial and error she learnt more than how to survive; she learnt a recipe for a better life.

Here it is, a set of instructions on how to play the grocery game and win.

About the author

Kimberley Gillan’s processional career has included being a fairy princess at a theme park, an economic development officer, policy writer and strategic planner. She has a Bachelor of Community, Planning and Development, graduation with honours and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning. Her Master’s dissertation was on Food Security.

Kimberley lives with her husband Keith, and his cat, on the Atherton Tablelands and now writes full time.