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Veronica Sullivan, new head of Melbourne Writers Festival.

Jimmy Barnes joins superstar authors for Melbourne Writers Festival

New festival director Veronica Sullivan is aiming to provide something for everyone this year: from bestselling Irish writers to a BookTok phenomenon and yes, a rock legend.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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Poet David Whyte in Sydney during his Australian tour.

Workmates chatting too loudly? This poet says we should enjoy it

Embracing everyday irritation is key to a life well-lived, argues rock star poet David Whyte.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Internationally acclaimed Irish-English poet David Whyte reads one of his poems, What To Remember When Waking.
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Meet the rock star poet

Internationally acclaimed Irish-English poet David Whyte reads one of his poems, What To Remember When Waking.

How my brave and brilliant sister rocked Australia to its core

The country lost a literary star when poet Dorothy Porter died in 2008, writes her sister in a new memoir.

  • Josie McSkimming
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Straining to fathom water filters

Overall, it’s a bit of a dampener.

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The price is fright!

And the resolution is blurry.

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Pearly prose from the western shoreline

And a volunteer with great appeal.

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Nigel’s night on the tiles

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an i.

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Hanging out. It’s a thing again

Even if it means going out on a limb.

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The search engine that saved Christmas

As long as the fatherly kickbacks keep coming.

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