‘Nuked’ wins 2024 Walkley Book Award

Andrew Fowler has won the 2024 Walkley Book Award for Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty (MUP).

Walkley judges said: ‘Andrew Fowler’s razor-sharp analysis uses extensive research and interviews to explore the government’s diplomatic betrayals, alliances and failures, and reveals a complete lack of transparency in major decisions involving gigantic sums of taxpayer money. An eye-opening masterclass in political deceit and the potential consequences.’ 

Fowler’s book was chosen from a shortlist that also included Slick: Australia’s Toxic Relationship with Big Oil (Royce Kurmelovs, UQP) and Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice (Anne Manne, Black Inc.).

The winner of last year’s award was Antony Loewenstein for The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World (Scribe).

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