Australian Political Book of the Year Award

Register for the 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Shortlist Event

In this special event, 2024 Australian Political Book of the Year winner Chris Masters joins Walkley award-winning journalist Michael Bachelard to revisit Flawed Hero and discuss recent developments in the Ben Roberts-Smith case, before the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award is announced.


2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award Shortlist

The Chairman’s Lounge

Author: Joe Aston

Nuked

Author: Andrew Fowler

Mean Streak

Author: Rick Morton

Naku Dharuk: The Bark Petitions

Author: Clare Wright


2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award Longlist

The Chairman’s Lounge

Author: Joe Aston

The Men Who Killed the News

Author: Eric Beecher

The Assassination of Neville Wran

Author: Milton Cockburn

Politics, Pride and Perversion

Author: Erik Eklund

Nuked

Author: Andrew Fowler

Let’s Tax Carbon

Author: Ross Garnaut

Losing It

Author: Jess Hill

Broken Heart

Author: Shireen Morris

Mean Streak

Author: Rick Morton

Naku Dharuk: The Bark Petitions

Author: Clare Wright


2024 Australian Political Book of the Year Award Winner


Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Australian Political Book of the Year Award acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their enduring connection to land, water and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.