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Oh, Sh*t, It’s the Olympics… Five Books to Help You Get Your Olympics On… by...

What’s going on you ask? You’re watching morning TV and the newsreader is reporting on the weather in Perth from a London bus. Uncle Toby’s ads are on every 16 seconds. The local paper is selling...

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COMING SOON: Neil Young’s autobiography Waging Heavy Peace (Just so you know,...

‘I felt that writing books fit me like a glove; I just started and I just kept going’ Neil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture generally in the last four decades....

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Review: Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East by Benjamin Law (Review by...

I first became acquainted with Benjamin Law’s writing in the pages of frankie magazine several years ago and he has since become one of my favourite Australian writers. So when a copy of Gaysia:...

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Lentil as Anything : Everybody Deserves a Place at the Table by Shanaka Fernando

“When money loses its value, the goodwill and kindness we extend to each other will emerge as the ultimate and most sustainable currency of exchange.” ——– Lentil as Anything : Everybody Deserves a...

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Author Mel Campbell Makes An Appearance On The Today Show

Melbourne-based writer Mel Campbell appeared on The Today Show this morning, having a chinwag with co-host Lisa Wilkinson about her great new book Out of Shape: Debunking Myths About Fashion and Fit....

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Stephen Fry Calls On Great Britain To Boycott 2014 Winter Games In Russia

Last night Stephen Fry posted an open letter on his blog to David Cameron, Sebastian Coe and members of the IOC, asking them to boycott the next Winter Olympics, due to be held in Russia in 2014. Fry’s...

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Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution

Steve Jobs had told Google that if it included multitouch on its phones, he would sue, and true to his word he sued the Nexus One maker, HTC, a month later in Delaware Federal District Court. More...

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Nelson Mandela Passes Away, Aged 95

Former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela has died peacefully at his Johannesburg home after a prolonged lung infection. His contribution to the world was immense,...

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Naomi Simson on her inspirational journey to success and her...

Naomi Simson built one of Australia’s biggest online success stories, RedBalloon, from just an idea. She is also known for her inspirational blogs on happiness at work and home that reach more than...

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GUEST BLOG: Five Things I Learnt From Editing Mothermorphosis (by Monica Dux)

The importance of valuing the hard work of writers. The effort that goes into good short form writing is frequently undervalued. People often imagine that all it takes is for someone to come up with an...

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