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Bondi has had a colourful history, but this is why it’s never lost its appeal

It’s an unruly coastal circus and that’s why we love it.

  • Chris Baker

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Richard Flanagan originally intended to pen a short article about Tasmania’s salmon industry, but after hearing so many “shocking” stories about it, he ended up writing a book, Toxic.

‘It’s as if everything is gone’: Richard Flanagan on his most important book

The Booker Prize-winning author says he feels a great silence within him after completing his latest work.

  • Melanie Kembrey
Novelist Fiona McFarlane.

Could this outback mystery be our next Australian classic?

Fiona McFarlane’s mesmerising second novel offers a fresh take on the search for a lost child.

  • Melanie Kembrey
The statue of William Crowther, former premier of Tasmania, in Franklin Square, Hobart.

Statues with limitations: The bronzed figures who stand still while time marches on

The imminent removal of a statue honouring a despicable 19th century Tasmanian premier is a reminder that we should be careful who, and what, we put on a pedestal.

  • Malcolm Knox
Patrick White at his home in 1984.

From the Archives, 1990: Australian literary giant Patrick White dies

30 years ago, Patrick White died aged 78. White was an Australian literary great, winning numerous accolades during his career, including a Nobel Prize in Literature and two Miles Franklin Awards.

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There is nothing solemn about PiO's monumental epic, Heide.

A poetic vision of a bohemian artistic world

PiO has produced another monumental book of poetry.

  • David McCooey
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In two weeks,  Anthony Albanese will respond to Labor's review of what went wrong in the election.

There's a surefire way for Labor to lose the next election

So far the only interesting feature about Labor's post-election self-reflection is how limp the debate has been.

  • Sean Kelly

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