Born in Adelaide in 1939, Barbara Hanrahan was a celebrated artist, printmaker and writer. Her first book, a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood, The Scent of Eucalyptus, was published in 1973 to rave reviews. It was followed by another …
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Raimond Gaita was born in Germany in 1946. He is Emeritus Professor of moral philosophy at Kings College London and a Professorial fellow at the Melbourne Law School and the faculty of Arts of the University of Melbourne. His books have been …
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Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia …
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The remarkable life story of a leading Aboriginal community activist who grew up in a camp in …
Heather Goodall lectures in history at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is author of Invasion to Embassy…
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Hoi Polloi recounts a childhood spent on racetracks and in bars, as the author’s parents struggle …
Craig Sherborne’s books include The Amateur Science of Love, Bullion and Necessary Evil. His memoir Hoi Polloi was shortlisted for two literary awards, and its sequel, Muck, won the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Sherborne…
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A Stolen Generations story of astounding courage: three Aboriginal girls, taken from their mothers, …
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Doris Pilkington’s traditional name is Nugi Garimara. She was born in 1937 on Balfour Downs Station in the East Pilbara, homeland of her Mardu ancestors. As a toddler she was removed by authorities from her home at the station, along with her …
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