Books
Ayesha the new Muslim heroine for teens
Adelaide lawyer Melati Lum has created the character of adventurous fun-loving young Muslim woman Ayesha Dean in her first book......
Book tackles vexed topic of Aboriginal identity
There have been calls recently by indigenous leaders to tighten up the test for Aboriginal identity. Australia has 67 different......
Fiction beats fact in getting the real story out
Journalist and investigative reporter Margie Orford has turned successful crime novelist as a way of telling the real story about......
Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl With Seven Names
The world rarely gets a glimpse inside the secretive dictatorship that is North Korea, but Hyeonseo Lee’s memoir, “The Girl......
New Indigenous Literature Festival Launches in Victoria
A new Indigenous Literary Festival is kicking off in Victoria this week. It celebrates Aboriginal culture and authors of all......
An economists view on the Australian book industry
Spare a thought for the Australian publishing industry this Christmas The federal government has decided to lift a ban on......
Concerns for small arts groups after $52 million cut in MYEFO
A further $52 million was cut from the arts budget in the government’s Mid Year Economic Forecast, leaving arts organisations......
The Comma Queen campaigns for more precise language
Commas matter, as does understanding when to use ‘me’ and when to use ‘I’ in a sentence. That’s the message......
Book trails the literary art of ‘veiled speech’
Throughout Western history, there have been those who felt compelled to share a dissenting opinion on public matters, while still......
Battleground: Why the liberal party shirtfronted Tony Abbott
Big things were expected of Tony Abbott when he became Prime Minister, but he never really found footing in the......