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Paul Daley speaks with the author of Nosey Bob’s biography about his 62 hangings and why Indigenous people and women were disproportionately sentenced to death

The winner of the 2022 Miles Franklin Award, Jennifer Down, had only one rule when she set out to write about a fictional survivor of child sexual abuse: do no harm

Two anthropologists with different lived experiences discuss the meaning of Country and how it guides them in the preservation of Aboriginal heritage, including the collection and repatriation of Aboriginal human remains

Gomeroi education academic Dr Amy Thunig experienced neglect as a child, but their home was also a refuge of safety and belonging

Are Blinky Bill and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie just cute and cuddly bush characters, or is there something more sinister behind these classic Australian fairytales?

Movie buff Siang Lu watched hundreds of movies for his debut novel The Whitewash, including many where white actors played characters of colour

The protagonist in SL Lim’s award-winning novel, Revenge, is unmarried, childless and denied a university education. In a story about inequality and disadvantage in one family – which echoes families around the world – the protagonist’s rage results in an unexpected conclusion

In 2018, Brigid Delaney experimented with the idea of living like a Stoic. Now she says the philosophy is a valuable tool for dealing with life’s modern dilemmas