Behind the Liberal banner,reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and,with supreme irony,the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation,pragmatism,compromise and tolerance.
The head of Adelaide Writers’ Week does not step back from the tough issues – and nor should we,she says.
When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month,not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.
The Christmas publishing season is really under way. Here are 14 books to satisfy you this month.
Once she backs a writer,she is fiercely protective. But she has been known to let a paneer tikka slip under her guard.
The owner of Black Inc and The Saturday Paper has called for the Adelaide Writers’ Week director to quit after a row over two Palestinian authors.
From Bluesfest to the Adelaide Writers’ Week,it’s easy to describe any debate within the arts as “cancel culture”,but there’s too much at stake to keep throwing it all in the same bucket.
The Adelaide Writers’ Week director says she’s disappointed that law firm MinterEllison has decided to cut ties with the festival.
The Adelaide Writers’ Week director calls on federal arts minister Tony Burke to remember writers in his upcoming national cultural policy.
The publisher-at-large for Hachette discusses the impact of the sexual revolution on her life,growing up in a Jewish household,and how she is finding her 60s.