Conspiracy Nation
Inside the hidden and dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories
$25.90
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
In Australia, our conspiracy theories have something to say about our national character, our mythos and our anxieties, from colonisation to our national conceptions of fairness and freedom.
‘There are microchips in vaccines’; ‘5G spreads Covid-19’; ‘the Australian government is hiding a list of powerful predators’ – Conspiracy Nation exposes the world of Australian conspiracy theories, their history, appeal and political influence. It’s easy to dismiss these as fringe concer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761153570 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761153579 |
| Author: | Cam Wilson, Ariel Bogle |
| Publisher: | Ultimo Press |
| Imprint: | Ultimo Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 234mm x 155mm |
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Critics Review
‘If you’re one of the many Australians who’s lost a friend or family member to a conspiracy wormhole and witnessed them untether from reality, Conspiracy Nation is for you. Bogle and Wilson, with their careful research and compassionate lens, give us the tools to understand what has happened, in a book that is a gripping investigation, rollicking read and timely document into the fracturing of the Australian mind.’ * Benjamin Law *
‘impressively researched’ * The Conversation *
‘With thorough and thoughtful research and interviews, Bogle and Wilson take us into Pete Evans’ world, and lift the lid on Qanon, Pizzagate, anti-vaxxers, sovereign citizen “freedom” movement, the Great Replacement theory and much more – all of it fascinating.’ * The Tasmanian Times *
‘Bogle and Wilson are not simply documenting an ideological carnival bedecked with tinfoil-hatted misfits as though they are the aberrational individuals. They are asking what these conspiratorial narratives about vaccines, stolen sovereignty, paedophile rings and false-flag events tell us about contemporary life in Australia.’ * Inside Story *
About The Author
Cam Wilson
Ariel Bogle is a reporter with a focus on technology, law and the internet. An investigations reporter at the Guardian Australia, she has won a Walkley Award for her journalism and worked in media in Australia and the United States for more than ten years. Previously, she was a technology reporter with the ABC. Her reporting has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Australian Financial Review and Slate, among other outlets.
Cam Wilson is a Walkley Award-nominated technology reporter who covers the intersection between internet culture, online extremism and politics. He’s currently Crikey’s Associate Editor, and writes The Sizzle newsletter. Previously he’s worked at the ABC, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and Gizmodo. He has been published in The Guardian, Slate, the Sydney Morning Herald and elsewhere.
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