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Cultivating paradise: Olivia Laing and the politics of the garden

Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s ...  
'Turbulence' examines Australia’s role in Trump-era power plays

A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is ...  
Silence on the Australian Wars no longer an option

A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of ...  
Abbott’s version of Australian history draws criticism for outdated views

Tony Abbott’s new book attempts to revive an outdated ‘three cheers’ narrative of White ...  
50 years of truth-telling about Australia’s racist past

Marking half a century since its groundbreaking first edition, Exclusion, Exploitation and Exte ...  
BOOK REVIEW: 90 Seconds to Midnight

Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs' '90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey' ...  
‘Hear Me Roar’: What female animals can teach us about women and power

In her new book, Erna Walraven draws on decades of experience with animals to challenge the myths ...  
Festival fallout: Antisemitism code sparks exodus from Bendigo writers' event

An ironic censorship saga has threatened the very existence of an entire literary festival.  
Antisemitism censorship hits Bendigo Writers Festival

A censorship row over La Trobe University’s definition of antisemitism triggered mass withdra ...  
At 89 years old, Annie Proulx can still cast magic spells with fiction

The author of 'Brokeback Mountain' is still writing stories full of political and social relevance ...  
Swipe, scroll, forget: The decline of deep reading

As screen culture takes over, deep reading and the critical thinking it fosters are quietly fading ...  
How Western wokeness weakens the West but empowers China

When wokeness becomes a smokescreen for inequality, the elite just keeps real change out of ...  
Trump-style misogyny: Life imitating Austen's art

Jane Austen’s most overlooked heroine speaks volumes about the toxic masculinity still domina ...  
Anxiety and social media: What not looking away is doing to our minds

Social media platforms have become the most prevalent and powerful influence on our personal ...  
'Southern Frontier': Australia’s cold pursuit of empire and identity

A new book uncovers the overlooked history of Australia’s deep entanglement with Antarctica, a ...  
Democracy defended in 'Dutton Deconstructed'

Pat Comben’s searing political autopsy of Peter Dutton argues that voters didn’t just reject a ...  
'The Director' and the damned legacy of Pabst

Kehlmann’s haunting novel 'The Director' uses Austrian filmmaker GW Pabst’s story during th ...  
The Existential Playbook promises purpose but at a price

Stephen Bruyant-Langer’s ‘The Existential Playbook’ offers a path to meaning and reinvent ...  
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