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- From Little Things Big Things Grow : The Story of a 'Cultural Love Song', single work column
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Hannah Kent's Netflix Thriller Run Rabbit Run Brings Waikerie's Striking Beauty to International Audience,
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'New psychological thriller Run Rabbit Run is rising up the Netflix charts and gaining global attention — but the screenplay would never have been possible without a trip to the small country town of Waikerie.'
- Actor Rob Collins Says His Character in Outback Noir Film Limbo 'Very Familiar' to Him, single work column
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Bryan Brown Tells National Press Club That Australia Must Fight 'For Our Culture',
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'Australian actor and producer Bryan Brown AM has used his National Press Club address to call for an Australian content quota at streaming services that run their businesses locally.' (Introduction)
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As a Producer, Marta Dusseldorp Is Putting Women Front and Centre,
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'Interesting stories about women can be hard to find on screen and stage, according to actress-turned-producer Marta Dusseldorp.'
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Dark Emu Controversy Took Heavy Toll on Author Bruce Pascoe,
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'Bruce Pascoe always knew his book Dark Emu would be controversial.'
- ‘This Is the Way the World Ends’ : Nevil Shute’s On the Beach Warned Us of Nuclear Annihilation. It’s Still a Hot-button Issue, single work essay
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Wakaman Language Makes Revival in Chillagoe Thanks to Discovery of SA Museum Archive,
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'In the ancient rocky savanna landscape around the township of Chillagoe in Far North Queensland, Joseph Callope helps fellow Aboriginal men get their lives back on track in the tranquillity of the bush.' (Introduction)
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Shankari Chandran Wins Miles Franklin Literary Award for 'Trojan Horse' Novel That Explores the National Identities of Sri Lanka and Australia,
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'When Shankari Chandran sent the manuscript for her first novel to Australian publishers, it was unanimously rejected, on the grounds that her story was not sufficiently "Australian" to succeed in the local market. This was despite the fact that its author was Australian and its protagonists are three generations of Australian Tamil women living in Sydney.' (Introduction)
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Talk to Me Review : Horror Movie Debut from Australian YouTube Twins Danny and Michael Philippou Is Stylish, Gruesome Thrill Ride,
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— Review of Talk to Me 2023 single work film/TV ;'In horror movies, a disembodied hand almost always spells trouble. Who could forget Bruce Campbell's Ash duelling his severed appendage in Evil Dead II? Director Oliver Stone made an entire film about a missing meathook on a murder spree. And then there's 90s stoner classic Idle Hands, in which a teenager's possessed paw goes on a high school prom rampage that culminates in the scalping of a cameoing rock star. (It's a masterpiece, critics be damned.)' (Introduction)