In Memoriam

Features

la trobe university essay
Evelyn Juers: Vanishing Points: An Essay on the Works of Nicholas Jose

rolling columns (sponsored by Mietta's Queenscliff Hotel)
Barry Hill: Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius
Ivor Indyk: The Doctor Didn't Do It

interview
Ramona Koval interviews Quentin Dempster about Death Struggle

Reviews

federation history
Geoffrey Bolton: Edmund Barton: The One Man for the Job Greg Craven
Michelle Grattan (ed): Australian Prime Ministers John Button
Frank Crowley: Big John Forrest 1847-1918: A Founding Father of the Commonwealth of Australia Michael Crennan

history
Manning Clark: The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville Hugh Stretton

aboriginal studies
Anna Haebich:Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families Henry Reynolds
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and Josie Douglas (eds): Skins: Contemporary Indigenous Writing Alison Ravenscroft

essays
Peter Craven (ed): The Best Australian Essays 2000 Peter Rose

autobiography
Barry Oakley : Minitudes: Diaries 1974-1997 Helen Garner
Peter Wherrett: The Floor of Heaven: My Life in Theatre Geoffrey Milne

letters
Elizabeth Webby and Gillian Sykes (eds): Walter and Mary & Clive Probyn and Bruce Steele (eds): Henry Handel Richardson: The Letters: Volume 3 Laurie Clancy

biography
Elena Govor: My Dark Brother: The Story of the Illins, a Russian-Aboriginal Family Kevin Murray

journalism
R.W.F. Droogleever (ed): From the Front. A.B.(Banjo) Patterson's Dispatches from the Boer War Peter Temple

cultural studies
Craig Mathieson: The Sell-In: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock Gideon Haigh
Graeme Turner, Frances Bonner and P. David Marshall: Fame Games: The Production of Celebrity in Australia Ken Gelder
Mark Lopez: The Origins of Multiculturalism in Australian Politics Allan Patience
Jim Davidson and Peter Spearitt: Holiday Business: Tourism in Australia Since 1870 Chris Healy

art history
Janet McKenzie: Arthur Boyd: Art & Life Janine Burke

fiction
Frank Moorhouse: Dark Palace Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Rodney Hall: The Day We Had Hitler Home Brian Matthews
Anthony Lawrence: In the Half Light Michelle Griffin
Martin Armiger: The Waiters John Clare

crime fiction
Andrew McGahan: Last Drinks Peter Pierce
Finola Moorhead: Darkness More Visible Stephanie Trigg

children's books
Margaret Wild: Nighty Night!, Mem Fox: Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!, Janet McLean: Make It I'm the Mother, Phil Cummings: Lavinia Lavarr & Libby Hathorn: The Gift Margaret Dunkle
Diana Kidd: Two Hands Together , Brian Ridden: Whistle Man & Gary Crew and Philip Neilson: Edward Britton Pam Macintyre

shorts
Patrice Newell: The Olive Grove & Katerina Cosgrove: The Glass Heart Joyce Smith
Toni and Mal Logan: Mediterranean Journeys & Duffy & Snellgrove Authors: In Transit Aviva Tuffield
John Lahey: Faces of Federation Nita Kambouris

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