Literature
BOOK REVIEW: Always Was, Always Will Be

Thomas Mayo's 'Always Was, Always Will Be' inspires hope after the failure of the Yes campaign ...  
New book affirms need to save humanity from climate crisis

One of the most powerful and important books on the global environmental crises humanity faces has ...  
Book Review: The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli

Ryan Butta's 'The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli' explores the incredible story of Harry Freame, the ...  
Palestinian plight humanised in Shakespearean story

What does the Palestinian conflict have in common with the works of William Shakespeare? One book ...  
BOOK REVIEW: The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace

Sam Roggeveen's 'The Echidna Strategy' is a great direction for the future of Australia's role ...  
IA Writing Competition: More time to win prizes!

We're extending the IA Writing Competition until 31 October, so there's even more time to get your ...  
BOOK REVIEW: The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch

Paddy Manning’s book is the story of Lachlan Murdoch’s ascension to become the head of one of ...  
History wars fought to avoid cultural amnesia

Historians have a responsibility to preserve the story of our nation – the good and the bad – ...  
IA Writing Competition: $2,000 to be won!

There's still time to get your entries into the IA Writing Competition for a chance to win!  
BOOK REVIEW: Girt By Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security

'Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia's Security' is a first-rate guide for any Australian wishing ...  
'Used to dying' — memoir tells brutal history of East Timor

The hardships endured by the East Timorese are detailed in a memoir by Dr Vacy Vlazna, both a ...  
A literary giant's fall: Alice Munro's Faustian trade-off

Stephen Saunders discusses how a daughter's shocking revelations dismantle the legacy of  ...  
Feathers ruffled over Fossil Free Books' stance on artwashing

'Art-for-arts-sake' arguments are being tossed onto the book festival bonfire after Fossil Free ...  
Putting an end to neoliberalism

A new book not only explores the history of neoliberalism but also offers suggestions on how to ...  
'Flying with Paper Wings' on World Schizophrenia Awareness Day

'Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness' is a powerful story about living ...  
POEM: Clash by night

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
BOOK REVIEW: Deceptions of World War II

Camouflage techniques, deception tactics and double agents are all explored in a fascinating new ...  
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EDITORIAL: Same-sex parenting book-ban today, world domination tomorrow

Nazi Germany famously burned any books opposed to its fascist ideology before Hitler raged his ...  

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