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From the Voice to the word, John Farnham tells his own story

From the Voice to the word, John Farnham tells his own story

At long last the singer, now free from cancer, is writing his memoir.

  • by Jason Steger

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At its heart, Bruce Pascoe’s Black Duck is a love story of both people and Country

At its heart, Bruce Pascoe’s Black Duck is a love story of both people and Country

Author Tony Birch reviews a deeply philosophical book by Pascoe and his partner Lyn Harwood about their personal growth and the need to live humbly with the land.

  • by Tony Birch
When it comes to catchphrases, this film goes straight to the poolroom
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When it comes to catchphrases, this film goes straight to the poolroom

No other movie matches this local classic’s linguistic legacy.

  • by David Astle
There are books and films about grief but in the end, it was up to me

There are books and films about grief but in the end, it was up to me

Amid the bewilderment of loss, art helps us navigate a way forward.

  • by Nova Weetman
She turned David Bowie into Ziggy Stardust. It changed her life forever

She turned David Bowie into Ziggy Stardust. It changed her life forever

Suzi Ronson was working in a hair salon in London when she gave Mrs Jones’ son the look that defined an era.

  • by J.P. O'Malley
The drug that let the imperialists have their way in India and China

The drug that let the imperialists have their way in India and China

The British forced open trade with China by getting the population addicted to opium.

  • by Richard Pennell
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What have the Simpsons got to do with a Nobel laureate’s latest novel?

What have the Simpsons got to do with a Nobel laureate’s latest novel?

A strange presence in Jon Fosse’s latest short novel is a tantalising invitation to curiosity and doubt.

  • by Bram Presser
A powerful argument for the natural existence of transgender people

A powerful argument for the natural existence of transgender people

Judith Butler points out that the word gender has, in some parts of the world, become a matter of extraordinary alarm.

  • by Miriam Cosic
Is Gabriel García Márquez’s posthumous offering a feminist novel?

Is Gabriel García Márquez’s posthumous offering a feminist novel?

For the first time, the great Colombian novelist has a woman as the central protagonist of one of his novels.

  • by Roy Boland
This festival nurtured a generation of talent. Now it’s on life support

This festival nurtured a generation of talent. Now it’s on life support

For two decades the National Young Writers’ Festival has been a crucible for Australian literary talent, but its future is now in doubt.

  • by Nell Geraets
Is this debut novel a sly satire, or just an earnest train wreck?

Is this debut novel a sly satire, or just an earnest train wreck?

Bri Lee’s debut is easy to mock, but it certainly isn’t a boring read.

  • by Beejay Silcox