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Books
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An under-fire Melbourne bookstore owner has denied telling staff that Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi “should be in jail or deported”.
Bookstore owner’s wild rant at ‘woke agenda’
A bookstore owner who complained that there were not enough books with “just white kids on the cover” has been forced to apologise.
Shark terror: I was a sitting duck
‘I heard the sickening thud as it hit me’. Record-breaker Bonnie Hancock recounts a near-death experience – one of many – during her epic solo voyage around Australia on a surf ski.
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Has J.K. Rowling just killed off her career?
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Aussie store pulls Harry Potter off shelves
An Australian book store has pulled Harry Potter books off its shelves after JK Rowling released a novel many have labelled transphobic.
Acclaimed memoir coming to the big screen
An acclaimed Australian novel released earlier this year has been picked up by a production company to be translated to screen.
Behaviour that ‘shocked’ Trump’s own staff
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Harry Potter star defends J.K. Rowling
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Furious fans declare J.K. Rowling ‘dead’
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