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Eighteen months after the Australian writer’s death, his early work, activism and personal life are revealed in two complementary titles

In the late 1920s, poet Mary Gilmore – the woman on the A$10 note – declared she’d encountered only two instances of “genius” during her four decades in Australian literature. The first was a man who remains a household name: Henry Lawson, bush poet, author of iconic stories like The…

If slang is the people’s poetry, then Australia lost a poet last week.

This town of 12,000 never had a statue of a female, so locals decided to raise nearly $130,000 to honour its most well known advocate for women's rights, Louisa Lawson.

Though Elizabeth II outlasted and undid our republican impulses, it’s astonishing to see the nonstop public piety in operation

Regional Australians rated the quality of their lives more highly on several issues - by at least 10 per cent - compared to capitals.

Many people are unaware of the history of the Afghan cameleers in Australia and their early contribution to society.

Frank Moorhouse, who died in Sydney on Sunday, made a significant and multi-faceted contribution to Australia’s literary life.

Two years ago, Transport for NSW embarked on the ambitious restoration program of the Gunning train station's buildings, many of which had been locked-up for decades.