2 posts about "australia"

A slow start which turns into a great book on race in Australia, and what it means to belong.

The book to read to get a handle of where Australia is today, and how politics works at the state and federal level.

Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud is a no-holds-barred memoir and manifesto from outspoken senator, trouble¬maker and multicultural icon Mehreen Faruqi. As the first Muslim woman in any Australian parliament, Mehreen has a unique and crucial perspective on our politics and democracy. It is a tale of a political outsider fighting for her right and the rights of others like her to be let inside on their terms.