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In celebration of NAIDOC Week, hear from a remarkable line-up of Indigenous writers, scholars and thinkers whose work has shaped our literary landscape. Opening up rich dialogues at the intersection ...
Join journalist and recipient of the 2024 Press Freedom Award, Cheng Lei, as she shares the harrowing story of her wrongful imprisonment in China – and how she survived it. In 2020, Cheng Lei was ...
The First Nations Classics series ranges across genres, including memoir, novels, short stories and poetry. Showcasing a number of Unaipon Award winners, the series is inspired by the richness and ...
American Jewish journalist Peter Beinart reflects on the world around him – and his place within it – amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza offers a ...
Meet the 22 writers taking part in the Hot Desk Fellowships program in 2025, and read more about their projects. 2025 is the 13th year of The Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships, which provide ...
Associate Professor Jen Martin studied the sex lives of possums before founding the University of Melbourne's Science Communication Teaching Program which teaches scientists across all disciplines to ...
Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parent’s pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight and has since worked with some of the world’s top chefs. He is now running Fifteen - one of ...
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. With over a million books in print, her multi-award winning work has been translated ...
Dame Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1968 and was appointed Director General in 1992, the first woman to hold the post. Her latest novel is Rip Tide. During her career, Stella ...
Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to write his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at 15. By 19 ...
In 2005, Matthew was the first author to participate in the Australian Government’s ‘Books Alive’ initiative, for which he wrote the short novel ‘Hell Island’, featuring Shane Schofield. Over 200,000 ...
The name reflects the original purpose of the building as the former warehouse of contractors Nichol and Wallace, who from 1869 operated a business supplying goods to Clunes' miners, farmers and ...