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Mile End, South Australia
Joined February 2010
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Last week the new Southerly essay series was launched at UNSW. I had the honour of writing the inaugural essay. Did a deep dive into Nat Harkin's book Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea (@WakefieldPress) - a pivotal book on Aboriginal domestic servitude in SA southerlylitmag.com.au/south…
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My thoughts for @InReviewAU on Stephen Orr's latest novel 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴 from @WakefieldPress — which explores the power of belief, intergenerational legacies and the limits of good intentions. indailysa.com.au/inreview/bo…
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This match is written about in detail in Playing to Win : Australia and the 1972 Ashes @WakefieldPress
Aggers' favourite Lord's memory was the great Bob Massie taking 16 wickets in 1972 - and he later got to meet one of his heroes ❤️
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🎙️New Year, new series. How do you build a free press where none existed? Ex-BBC journalist Michael Delahaye shares lessons from the front lines of post-Soviet media. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #MediaFreedom #Journalism #Podcast #BBCHow
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Lyn Dickens’s novel of an independent woman in colonial South Australia explores prejudice, power and identity: "distinctive, imaginative, carefully researched and very enjoyable" Ann Skea reviews Lyn Dickens' Salt Upon the Water newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/… @WakefieldPress #histfic
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'Harkin does not simply tell the history; she recreates and reshapes it in numerous, collaborative and open-ended ways that foreground the complexity of these women’s lives.' #WomensHistory #AusLit @samueljessecox @WakefieldPress shorturl.at/KlOJk
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Our 2nd spring #BookGiveaway is on! Win this fab bundle of books by Samantha Byres, Murray Middleton, Gretchen Shirm, & Katharine Pollock. Hurry – entries close midnight TONIGHT Wed 8 Oct 2025 newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/… Thx @UQPbooks @MacmillanAus @transitlounge2 @WakefieldPress
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