Nikki Gemmell

Nikki Gemmell’s columns for the Weekend Australian Magazine have won a Walkley award for opinion writing and commentary. She is a bestselling author of over twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her work has received international critical acclaim and been translated into many languages.

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commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Are books on the way out?

It feels like there’s a fundamental shift in the way stories are consumed. Will passionate book reading soon be a niche activity?

Nikki Gemmell

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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Go you good gentle men

Gentleness, in a man in particular, feels like a strength, because it’s related to empathy and compassion.

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commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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After rescuing a cat, we’re on a steep learning curve

People tell us cats are far easier than dogs but we have yet to experience this. Do not get me started on cat litter.

Nikki Gemmell

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Skate athletes from Skateboard Australia's Gold Coast training camp go through their bag of tricks at Pizzey Park. Aayliah Wilson 16 from Melbourne pushing the boundaries.. Picture Glenn Hampson

What exactly is wrong with a skateboard park?

A loud and panicked generational battle is being waged in some of our cities over the perceived horrors of a local skatebowl. Even Malcolm Turnbull is in on it.

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commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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As a mother I can hardly bear to watch this film

Netflix is no longer available in Russia but I wish Putin, and the Russian people, could somehow see this harrowing film, and reflect.

Nikki Gemmell

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Sydney-based artist Cressida Campbell is photographed with some of her recent work at the Philip Bacon Galleries in Brisbane, July 30, 2022. Cressida's work have become hotly contested at the country's biggest auction houses. Picture: Dan Peled

At last, we’re seeing the world through women’s eyes

It’s hard to convey the scale of the emotional resonance for women in a new exhibition by the mighty Cressida Campbell. It’s about bloody time.

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commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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Ah, summer. So ready for this after a waterlogged year

The season of sand is upon us – can you smell it? In your mind perhaps, or, if you’re lucky enough, in reality.

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remember his nameThe Weekend Australian Magazine

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 02: Mourners hold a candlelight vigil for murdered teenager Cassius Turvey on November 02, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. Cassius Turvey, 15, died in a Perth hospital last Sunday after he was violently assaulted in the suburb of Middle Swan. Turvey was walking in the area with friends when he was assaulted. His death has triggered a wave of outrage across Australia, with many vigils and memorials taking place in all capital cities and towns demanding justice. (Photo by Dan Peled/Getty Images)

Is this our Stephen Lawrence moment?

Perth teen Cassius Turvey’s death shocks us once again into a reckoning of where we are as a country of white colonisers who declared this island for themselves.

Nikki Gemmell

commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

This UGC image posted on Twitter reportedly on October 26, 2022 shows an unveiled woman standing on top of a vehicle as thousands make their way towards Aichi cemetery in Saqez, Mahsa Amini's home town in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan, to mark 40 days since her death, defying heightened security measures as part of a bloody crackdown on women-led protests. - A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since 22-year-old Amini died on September 16 following her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly breaching the country's strict rules on hijab headscarves and modest clothing. (Photo by UGC / AFP) / Israel OUT - NO Resale / XGTY/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: ANONYMOUS - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO INTERNET - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE - NO ARCHIVE -NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN/ STRICTLY NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN/ VOA PERSIAN/ MANOTO-1 TV/ IRAN INTERNATIONAL/RADIO FARDA - AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT / ALTERNATIVE CROP

Hard-line religion? Young people look on in bewilderment and revulsion

Religious extremists, you have a problem. It’s called the growing awareness of younger generations. They’re coming for you.

Nikki Gemmell

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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HSC nightmare 2.0

I was to answer a Year 12 English exam question again — only this time, it was about one of my own columns. What could I say?

Nikki Gemmell

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