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Aug 29

Buy! Subscribe! Read! Brilliant writers taking you beyond the headlines, around the press releases, through the photo ops to answer the real questions: what it means and why it matters.

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The Monthly

· Aug 29

The September issue is out now! Featuring Chloe Hooper on what drives Tany Plibersek, Hamish McDonald on China and PNG, and Sean Kelly on the new clutch of federal MPs. Plus Sarah Walker, Jock Serong, Jennifer Mills, Kieran Pender and more. bit.ly/3cexEBv

Aug 16

Don’t know why anyone’s surprised: the last government kept its Arts Minister a secret throughout.

Vale Raymond Briggs.

When the unprecedented becomes commonplace, when the unthinkable becomes inevitable, hot takes are inadequate for the task. That’s when you need a longer view.

is an essential read and the August issue is a cracker.

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The Monthly

· Jul 29

Introducing the August issue, with a magisterial cover essay on Lismore after the floods by John van Tiggelen, @delasarah on abortion in Australia and @bronwyn_adcock on Kafkaesque justice in the War on Terror. Plus @bri_lee_writer, @JoshBBornstein, @sophblack & more. Out Monday!

Jul 29

When the unprecedented becomes commonplace, when the unthinkable becomes inevitable, hot takes are inadequate for the task. That’s when you need a longer view.

is an essential read and the August issue is a cracker. twitter.com/THEMONTHLY/sta

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Melbourne Writers Festival - Brian Cox: Life of Brian

Jun 28

L to the OG Dude be the OG A-N he playin’ Playin’ like a pro, see… Looking forward to this conversation.

mwf.com.au

In a very special early release, MWF is excited to welcome celebrated Scottish actor Brian Cox to Melbourne in a live appearance at The Athenaeum as part of the 2022 program. Brian Cox has turned in...

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Author Frank Moorhouse dies aged 83

Jun 26

Edith Campbell Berry is one of the great creations of Australian Literature. Vale Frank Moorhouse.

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One of Australia’s most celebrated but also most controversial writers, Moorhouse lived and wrote about the good life.

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Jun 16

Well this is awkward. Today's headline seems to be directly lifted from a 2014 article.

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@andrewfx_51

Jun 6

Prescient as always.

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Jun 8

An astonishing festival program from my clever clever friend and the team

@edbookfest

. Bravo!

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Tam Zimet

@tamczimet

· Jun 8

It’s out! A festival from @edbookfest with 550+ writers from 50 countries including Ocean Vuong, PJ Harvey, Imogen Binnie, Irene Solà, Chitra Ramaswamy, Maria Ressa, NK Jemisin, Harry Josephine Giles, Patricia Lockwood, Fernanda Melchor and so many more. Can’t wait to see you. twitter.com/edbookfest/sta…

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May 20

Massive shoes to fill. You’ve done such amazing, indelible work there Nick.

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Nick Feik

@NickFeik

· May 20

Congrats @mmccwill! Go well. twitter.com/meadea/status/…

May 20

Deep in festival mode, but amidst the carnival, some personal (personnel?) news.

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Mediaweek

@MediaweekAUS

· May 20

The Monthly names Michael Williams as editor after the departure of Nick Feik Read More: ow.ly/Q2fb50JcHbg #AusMedia #AusNews #AusBiz @THEMONTHLY

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May 16

Just a note for people wanting to wish the writers in their lives luck for

: in the book world “chookas” (the preferred expressions for good luck) is spelled “tsiolkas”.

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Well

is always a genius and a National Treasure but the phrase “Tudge me sideways” just confirms it.

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Guardian Australia

@GuardianAus

· May 16

Scott Morrison is sorry he was too good at his job, he is going to be a Changed Man | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Fresh from tonight’s

, the wonderful

will be joining

and

this Thursday morning to discuss this election and the role Independents can play in our democracy. swf.org.au/festivals/fest

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AustralianStory

@AustralianStory

· May 12

Next on #AustralianStory: Inside the rise of the independents and the ‘godmother’ behind the movement. ‘An Independent Woman’ Monday 8pm on @ABCTV #election2022 #auspol @Indigocathy

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Sydney Writers' Festival - Musical Fictions

May 15

If you love Helen Garner, or the Bell Jar, or Keating! the Musical, or Tim Rogers, or

@TripodActual

, or Pride & Prejudice, or

@virginia_gay

, or books, or

@angiehartmusic

, or musical theatre, or things that are good… You’re not going to want to miss this:

swf.org.au

May 14

Late Election Day addition for

. Why not spend your lunchtime hearing

and

with

talk about finding ways to laugh at our politics? Hmmm? Makes sense, yes? swf.org.au/writers/ange-l

May 12

It’s not bad polling, that’s just the light reflecting off the skin of the chicken.

Sydney Writers' Festival - Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Independents’ Day

May 11

For the essential chat about the rise of the Independents in this election,

's Thursday morning

session will include

, Cathy McGowan and

. Get in quick!

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May 9

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Wait, so the Australian journalism bus was taken off the road because it was so full of shit that it started to smell? Come on class, this project was about metaphors. You’re not even trying now. Resubmit please.

So ultimately that debate was the viewing equivalent of standing on a piece of Lego.

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Amy Remeikis

@AmyRemeikis

· May 8

Scott Morrison says he has never seen corruption in the Liberal party.

I can’t watch this “debate” any more.

Guess it’s fine to say “we balanced the budget before covid” without being challenged. Because “kind of” or “wanted to” and “close enough” are more or less the same as actually doing it. #auspol

“What can you do about the price of lettuce?” is a real cos of living question.

May 7

If you don’t have plans on Thurs 19 May, the

Town Hall double (Musical Fictions @ 6 & Storytelling Gala @ 8:30) is the night out you’ve been craving. Election? Covid? General malaise? These are two events worth leaving the house for. swf.org.au

May 5

Apparently, and I'm hearing this more and more lately, this election is a choice?

May 5

Reading Adam Creighton’s take on any topic is unnecessary and I will not do it. On abortion rights? Doubly so.

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May 4

Hard to believe we’re only at week 486 of this election campaign. Almost halfway there!

May 2

Just heard sneaky early versions of songs written for

Sydney Writers' Festival - Musical Fictions

’s “Musical Fictions” and am blown away. Book nerdery. Original songs. Musical wizardry.

@caseybennetto

. It’s going to be wild. Get tickets. Fly to Sydney for it. Seriously unmissable.

swf.org.au

May 2

This is a brilliant, urgent analysis of the election campaign by

@NickFeik

, who has held this government to account better than most.

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Sean Kelly

@mrseankelly

· May 2

Pretty devastating analysis from @NickFeik here. One you hope everyone covering the campaign makes time to read. "Elections always bring a curious reset in our politics, as if recent months and years are suddenly irrelevant." themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/may

May 1

Wordle 317 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This is an omen, right? I didn’t just use up all my good luck for the week on a freaky guess: it’s a sign that things are going to go my way. Right?

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Honesty (feat. Kendall Roy) by Nicholas Britell

Apr 29

This is serious commitment from Jeremy Strong. #succession

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Listen to Honesty (feat. Kendall Roy) by Nicholas Britell on Apple Music. 2022. Duration: 3:54

Apr 26

If you have a covid, you’ll get a covid.

Apr 14

Speaking of Easter traditions, Good Friday is the time to get online at swf.org.au to book your tickets for

@sydwritersfest

. Start your long weekend with some future planning and retail therapy. It's what Jesus died for. (Also our sins apparently. Book now!)

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Sydney Writers' Festival

Apr 14

I don’t want to alarm anyone, and there’s a fair bit going on at the moment, but I can say with authority and more than a little sorrow that I have definitely not had enough hot cross buns this year.

Apr 13

Such a nice feeling when you’ve already released a

programme to reckon with and then an astonishing new memoir from a phenomenal talent like

@WainBright

lands and you squeeze in one more event. Book fast. This’ll be a special one.

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Sydney Writers' Festival

· Apr 13

New event: The wildly talented Martha Wainwright (@WainBright) joins #SydneyWritersFestival to discuss her memoir, an unforgettable work of disarming humanity and searing honesty about life, love, motherhood and growing up amongst musical royalty. bit.ly/3JEecbU