Literature
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 ...  
Hero of Barrier Reef conservation honoured in new biography

A new biography of conservationist John Busst outlines how much more needs to be done today to ...  
Unveiling the Secret Heroes of World War II

A new book chronicling the untold heroes of World War II is a fascinating glimpse into the world ...  
The creature of caprice

This short story is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
BOOK REVIEW: Flying with Paper Wings

'Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness' is a moving story of living with ...  

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