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Dionne Gain

The C-word is still taboo in Australia. Why can’t we say it out loud?

The absence of this particular word in the national discussion is holding us back.

  • Malcolm Knox

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There’s hardly a great Australian book that doesn’t feature exterior sanitation.

Why the backyard dunny is Australia’s most important literary setting

It turns out the Great Australian Novel was born in a corrugated iron shack where the flies are fast and the soul-searching is mandatory.

  • Richard Glover
Tim Winton at Ningaloo.

How Tim Winton hopes to inspire a generation of ‘ocean defenders’

It is with perfect timing that the first children’s book the acclaimed Australian author has produced in 20 years is about to be released next week.

  • Victoria Laurie
Ningaloo Reef has suffered a bleaching event.

‘You realise your children are probably never going to see Ningaloo the way you saw it’

The west-coast reef has largely escaped the curse of coral bleaching that has blighted the Great Barrier Reef. This year, that’s changed.

  • Bianca Hall
The novel has been published in numerous editions and translations since the 1990s.

‘Curious’ Winton approves of script for newly announced Riders film

It was revealed last week A24 had won a bidding war for the film adapting Winton’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel and starring Brad Pitt. Here’s what Winton thinks.

  • Emma Young
Tim Winton’s Juice has been released to national acclaim, but is still waiting to be published in the US.

Winton’s new novel throws down gauntlet to WA’s biggest companies

West Australian author Tim Winton has used his new novel to throw a lit match into the gas-rich environment that is West Australian politics.

  • Emma Young
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“Some think the artist’s job is to console and comfort. I don’t think it is.”

Tim Winton met his wife when he was nine. What’s their secret?

The four-time Miles Franklin winner speaks on his 40-plus-year marriage, embracing activism – and the connection between class and the environment.

  • Benjamin Law

Aussie as: New dance work fuses Tim Winton with John Butler

Breath is a celebration of Australian beach culture.

  • Chantal Nguyen
Tim Winton says Australians are furious about inaction on climate change.

Billionaires and lobbyists have seized control of our national narrative

Having spoken to 8000 people across the country, I have been struck by the sense of pent-up fury, anguish and frustration among Australians.

  • Tim Winton
There’s plenty of good reads hitting bookstores this October.

Ten new books we’re excited to read in October

Christmas always comes slightly early for book lovers.

  • Melanie Kembrey