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Gregory Day The Bell of the World,
single work
review
— Review of The Bell of the World 2023 single work novel ;'Among the literary honours awarded to Gregory Day is the 2021 prize from The Nature Conservancy Australia. A profound commitment to the future of the planet as well as a passion for all forms of music and language and a keen awareness of the truths of Indigenous culture form the fabric of his soaring, astonishing new novel.' (Introduction)
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Chris Wallace Political Lives : Australian Prime Ministers and Their Biographers,
single work
review
— Review of Political Lives : Australian Prime Ministers and Their Biographers 2022 single work biography ;'Chris Wallace’s new book, Political Lives, is fascinating. Yes, it’s primarily about prime ministers, white men both dead and alive, wielding power. But her vivid writing, her eye for intriguing detail and, above all, her format bring it all alive. We see Australian leaders via a study of the biographies of these men and the journalists and the odd academic who wrote about them. The biographical details and preoccupations of the writers shed almost as much light on their times as on the lives of the political men they survey.' (Introduction)
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Alethea Beetson,
single work
column
'The meta-commentary of the Scream horror franchise showed theatre-maker Alethea Beetson how to bring colonisation into a frame that’s both hilarious and vicious. '
- An Indigenous Voice in Parliamenti"Is an Indigenous Voice in Parliament, is an", single work poetry
- Janus Complexi"(she/her) (he/him) Which edge of the bed to slip out of; sleep with", single work poetry
- Our Leaders’ Overcast Mindsi"Ikkyū (1394-1481) was a Japanese monk. The Zen mystic and poet", single work poetry
- Epitaphs in Sedokai"Katauta 1", single work poetry
