Sifting Through Frank's Ashes
Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes, the blockbuster memoir of his "miserable Irish childhood" has…More
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The Day The World Shrank
Television was late to arrive in Australia. By the time Prime Minister Robert Menzies established…More
The Real Utegate Scandal
Over four extraordinary days in late June, Rupert Murdoch’s flagship, The Australian, and his capital…More
Australian Writers Need A Dose Of Humility
Much rhetoric and hyperbole has been thrown about recently by Australian writers in the wake…More
Fighting On The Green Front Of The Culture Wars
Diligently following the principle that an enemy’s enemy is a friend, Rebecca Weisser, the opinion…More
Stephen Conroy: Defender Of Local Content?
Earlier this week, the Federal Government released two separate and important documents about Australian culture.…More
Defamation 2.0
Generations always differ on something — music and clothing, most commonly — and right now, by…More
A New-Model Totalitarian
Not long before Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga was killed six months ago, his brother…More
The Sound Of One White Glove Typing
There may be other things happening in the world, but right now the blogosphere is…More
Slaves To The Story?
Fetim Sellami immediately reminded me of the strong, gracious women I had met in the…More