Ancient Indigenous heritage that makes Greeks and Romans look like Johnnies come lately

Ancient Indigenous heritage that makes Greeks and Romans look like Johnnies come lately

The heritage Olympics are coming to Australia – and it will result in a motion to acknowledge traditional Indigenous owners of lands around the world,and do more to recognise their unique contribution.

  • byJulie Power

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‘An Oscar for Oskar’:Schindler’s Ark families honour author Tom Keneally
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Literature

‘An Oscar for Oskar’:Schindler’s Ark families honour author Tom Keneally

The families of the Holocaust survivors saved by Oskar Schindler paid tribute to the Schindler’s Ark author this week.

  • byHelen Pitt
Tom Keneally’s sparkling new novel is a book for our times

Tom Keneally’s sparkling new novel is a book for our times

The acclaimed author is acutely aware of the risks associated with his novel about a controversial Irish nationalist.

  • byMorag Fraser
From the Archives,1982:Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark wins Booker Prize

From the Archives,1982:Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark wins Booker Prize

40 years ago,Tom Keneally won the Booker Prize,Britain’s most prestigious prize for fiction,for his book ‘Schindler’s Ark’. Keneally was the first Australian winner of the distinguished prize.

  • byJanet Hawley
Keneally wins historical fiction prize and fires a shot for writers

Keneally wins historical fiction prize and fires a shot for writers

Tom Keneally has won the $50,000 Historical Novel Prize and used some of his award to make a statement about the value of writers to Australia.

  • byJason Steger
Have we missed the irony of the Manly jersey saga? You bet
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Gambling

Have we missed the irony of the Manly jersey saga? You bet

Over and above the rainbow on Manly’s gay pride jersey is a logo for a sports betting company,so why isn’t that the real source of outrage?

  • byTim Costello
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‘One of the greatest speeches’:Hasler delivers mea culpa to end them all
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NRL 2022

‘One of the greatest speeches’:Hasler delivers mea culpa to end them all

Thomas Kenneally,who among other things penned Des Hasler’s biography,believes the Manly coach delivered one of the greatest speeches in league history.

  • byAdrian Proszenko
Arts ministers watched on as Australian film and television suffered
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Art

Arts ministers watched on as Australian film and television suffered

In A Bloody Good Rant,Thomas Keneally says the arts must again be nurtured,funded and valued as an extension of our country’s identity.

  • byThomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally:‘If my wife didn’t sort me out,I wouldn’t be the bloke I am now’

Thomas Keneally:‘If my wife didn’t sort me out,I wouldn’t be the bloke I am now’

“We’ve been married for 56 years. After that time you know what brought you together and what’s driven you apart.”

  • byRobyn Doreian
If universities are to be truly valued,they must be properly funded
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Letters

If universities are to be truly valued,they must be properly funded

Our public universities need to be treasured. That means a rethink on how they are managed and funded.

Fresh spotlight on War Memorial expansion after National Gallery cuts

Fresh spotlight on War Memorial expansion after National Gallery cuts

Public hearings into the controversial redevelopment begin in two weeks after the majority of submissions to a parliamentary inquiry opposed the project.

  • byJosh Dye andNick Galvin