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Recipient of TCL Kevin Taylor Legacy program, Chris Bassi, 'Meeting the mangrove: self portrait'. An oil painting of a man dressed in black holding up his hand to a tree set against a yellow indoor backdrop.
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Opportunities and awards

Music support for WA creatives, Elvis poetry competition, plus winners of Ensemble Theatre Award, and more!

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Book review: Mean Streak, Rick Morton

This exhaustive record of the illegal and self-serving behaviour of people in high places is as compelling as it is…

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Book review: Orbital, Samatha Harvey

This year's Booker Prize-winner has garnered a lot of praise, but does it actually deserve it?

Jamie Oliver and Penguin Random House face scandal after publishing their latest children's book.
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Penguin Random House in hot water over Jamie Oliver's harmful stereotypes of First Nations kids

Jamie Oliver's latest children's book, published by Penguin Random House, has triggered an industry reckoning on sensitivity readers.

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Between the covers: book news

Recent bookish news for easy digestion.

The cover titles of six books: 'Dirt Poor Islanders', 'Liar's Test, 'Model Minority Gone Rogue', '12 Days of a bush Christmas' and '36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem' arranged on a black background.
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12 underrated books in 2024 by PoC you need to read

A dozen books by Australian PoC writers to read and to gift.

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings indicate crisis across sectors

New findings illustrate that Australia's creative workforce is in a critical shape, facing recruitment and retention issues.

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Book review: The Truth about my Daughter, Jo Skinner

An exploration into the power dynamics and emotional upheavals of one family.

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Book review: Annihilation, Michel Houellebecq

A dour look at the state of the contemporary world.

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