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Vale to a great leader, Yunupiŋu
Yunupiŋu was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could…
May budget to invest $535 million in cultural institutions
Institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia and National Museum of Australia, will receive new and indexed funding.
Australia is experiencing the ‘great burnout’
Research shows that a large number of Australian workers are experiencing burnout, and new ways of working are urgently needed.
The art of balding: a brief history of hairless men
From images by the Ancient Egyptians to TV tropes, writer Glen Jankowski takes a look at the 'art' of balding.
Are calls to cancel two Palestinian writers from Adelaide Writers’ Week justified?
Denis Muller from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne examines the case for cancelling two contentious…
How can publishers best support the authors of trauma memoirs?
Kylie Cardell, Christiana Harous, Emma Maguire and Lydia Woodyatt look at the ways publishers can assist writers of difficult personal…
ChatGPT and the future of writing
ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technology – ask the Mesopotamians, who invented writing.
First Nations people often take on the ‘cultural load’ in their workplaces
Employers need to ease the burden of ‘cultural load’ on First Nations employees, who are expected to provide Indigenous knowledge,…
Vale YA author Gabrielle Williams
Simmone Howell pays tribute to bookseller, black belt and ‘neon-bright’ talent, Gabrielle Williams.
What books are kids reading in Australian schools – and does it matter?
‘Nostalgic’ classics or edgy contemporary texts? Alex Bacalja takes a look at what Aussie kids are reading in schools.