Sarah Burnside

@SarahEBurnside

Person. Sometimes writes on history, politics, policy, culture: you can read my stuff in Overland, the Guardian, the Baffler & elsewhere. Tweets my views only.

Perth, WA
Joined December 2012
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    Aug 5

    wrote for about three books I’ve read recently, on themes of care, country, colonialism and coal

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    Aug 30

    132 years ago today was the last day of Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols life. This woman who was loved by family and friends was brutally murdered by Jack the Ripper. Today he is a celebrity. You can even buy beard oil named after him. No one remembers who she was.

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    Aug 6

    Hey friends, next week a new documentary is starting on how Australians can tackle climate change. 8:30pm Tuesday night hosted by . I’ll be in episode 3 talking about deforestation, climate change & food production.

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  4. Aug 6

    Nationalize childcare. Seriously.

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    Aug 5

    'The terror of the COVID19 pandemic is starkly demonstrating the vital importance of care.' Sarah Burnside reviews new books by Penny Wincer and Ambelin Kwaymullina and a new essay by Judith Brett, with a focus on care and caring.

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    Aug 5

    Today we're thrilled to announce the Nakata Brophy Prize shortlist! This year the prize was all about poetry, and our wonderful judges and Gayle Allan chose eight outstanding poems to form the 2020 shortlist! Congratulations writers! 🎉

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    Aug 5

    wrote for about three books I’ve read recently, on themes of care, country, colonialism and coal

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  8. Aug 5

    ok back off twitter now

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  9. Aug 5

    also gimme a grandpa vest and call me a middle aged man, but the new custard album totally bangs

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  10. Aug 3

    reading Ambelin Kwaymullina’s new book and this is the truest true statement about Australian history and politics

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  11. Aug 3

    ‘This is of course ludicrous, as Miss Piggy would simply karate-chop the therapist’

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    Jun 26

    creating work for an editor, a cover designer, a proof reader, a publisher, a bookseller, printers, supply chain, warehouse, marketing, a publicist, librarians, festival workers...the list goes on and on. That's a pretty huge return.

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    Jun 26

    Some people fundamentally misunderstand the reach of "arts funding". Even apart from the fact that the Arts can generate 4.2 billion GDP, funding the arts *well* just makes great economic sense. For example, if you fund a novelist's work, that assists in (1/2)

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  14. Apr 29

    in addition I put it to you that this is not, in fact, ink

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    Apr 28

    Need suggestions for your nonfiction needs? Of course you do. reviews new books by RMW Dixon, Steve Mickler, Priyamvada Gopal, Michelle Arrow and Fiona McGregor

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  16. Apr 29

    doing that thing where you proudly stay off the bird website for like seven months then pop back purely to link to something you wrote

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  17. 14 Jun 2019

    just saw a movie where the dude with the posh English accent ~wasn't~ the bad guy, what are the odds

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    10 Jun 2019

    Big news from us: we're looking for a new editor!

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  19. 10 Jun 2019

    (fittingly im currently wearing a skirt I bought second hand thirteen years ago)

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  20. 10 Jun 2019

    ‘I still wear the suit though not as often as I did in the 1970s’. bless.

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