Colonial past rich in history
“History,
like all the best writings, has to be open to all the sources –
fable, myth, human emotion, psychology," said Mark McKenna.
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Is language disease a false alarm?
Institutions,
corporations and politicians are poisoning English with a sickness that
dates back to 1066, claim some language experts.
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Punt on gambling event pays off
It
is a rare day when a symposium on Australian gambling is dominated by
discussion of its thrills and frills rather than the social ills.
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Digging the dirt on writing
Peter
Cundell, TV gardening personality maintains that "outstanding literature
always involves in some way drawing on something about gardening".
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Don't let the facts ruin a good story
"It's
easy to let the facts get in the way of a good story," said Kristin
Williamson, author of Women on the Rocks.
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No news in media mistakes
The
media copped a hiding at the hands of two senior journalists who let
loose on the industry at a Sydney Writers' Festival forum on Thursday.
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