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Before Gallipoli, Australian bravery was immortalised at Elands River
Before Gallipoli, Australia's military history's most notable battle took place at Elands River in Western Transvaal during the Boer War.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Racism
In sky blue Sydney, Cole Brown found the space to explore his own shades of grey
The 25-year-old author arrived in Australia and quickly became an authoritative commentator on American politics and race relations.
- by Michael Koziol
Literature
The sheer grace of a stolen generations survivor
Pattie Lees has emerged from her early trauma without a trace of bitterness of recrimination.
- by Jessie Tu
Good Weekend
New romantics: why COVID and love stories make a perfect match
Sales of romance fiction have skyrocketed during the pandemic, as people seek an escape from the lonely realities of lockdown.
- by Amanda Hooton
Literature
On the beach in a sublime satirical novel that skewers everyone
Malcolm Knox's portrait of a beachside town and its inhabitants and their various shenanigans is a brilliant work of fiction.
- by Daniel Herborn
Literature
The more things change, the more inequality stays the same
Hannelore Cayre's novel shows that when it comes to social inequality and injustice, 150 years don't guarantee a shift.
- by Kerryn Goldsworthy
Literature
Catch him if you can – Scott Morrison, not coronavirus
Katharine Murphy delves into the policy and the people tackling the pandemic, with the PM at the heart of it.
- by Fiona Capp
Literature
The enduring legend of E.W. Cole and his magical bookshop
Cole's Book Arcade may have closed nearly 90 years ago, but its appeal – and that of its creator – lives on.
- by Jane Sullivan
Literature
Why lifeguards really kept a black kid out of a pool in 1951
Isabel Wilkerson's book argues that behind the scourge of racism lies the issue of caste, something that goes much deeper than race.
- by Shane White
Literature prizes
Book awards: the best picks to add to your child's reading list
Overcoming adversity is a theme in this year's Children Book Council of Australia awards.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Comedy
Get bigger trousers and get on with your life: Dawn French at 63
With a new novel exploring the ''visceral'' relationship between mothers and daughters, the comedy legend has no time for bigots.
- by Stephanie Bunbury