Paul Cleary’s work as an author and journalist has been critically acclaimed and has shaped thinking and policies on some of the big issues.
His investigations have made Australia’s tax system fairer, shown how resource wealth can be managed for the greater good and revealed the egregious treatment of Indigenous peoples and developing nations.
“Paul Cleary argues that the resources boom is being classically mismanaged…[a] fierce, concise book.”
William Finnegan
The New Yorker
“In this crisp economic history stretching back more than four decades, journalist Paul Cleary charts how this middle-income Scandinavian country ensured that 90% of the cash flow from vast oil discoveries accrued to its government.”
Barbara Kiser
Nature, September 2016
Books
Title Fight: How the Yindjibarndi battled and defeated a mining giant
Black Inc. Books
Trillion Dollar Baby: How Norway beat the oil giants and won a lasting fortune
Biteback Publishing
Mine-Field: The dark side of Australia’s resources rush
Black Inc. Books
Too Much Luck: The mining boom and Australia’s future
Black Inc. Books
The Men Who Came Out of the Ground
Hachette Australia
Shakedown: Australia’s grab for Timor oil
Allen & Unwin
“Paul Cleary’s recently published book Title Fight shows that corporations that have not struck agreements with native title holders are also in the firing line for significant compensation payouts.”
Ben Wyatt
Yamatji man and former WA Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Read my articles below
ABC Radio National Interview with Fran Kelly —
Australia’s First Commando Campaign – Timor 1942
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