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Mixed Results / Africa & Middle East

By Jon Tjhia

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Is Australian Democracy Broken? / Government

With Fran Kelly, Malcolm Turnbull, Margaret Simons and 2 others

Podcast episode

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The Fifth Estate

The Prime Ministers’ Chiefs / Australian politics

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Invasion of the Pod People

The Outer Sanctum / Sport

With Rana Hussain, Lucy Race, Nicole Hayes and 1 other

Podcast episode

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Never the Less: Disability, Displacement and Human Rights / Disability

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Lunchbox / Soapbox

Mark Yettica-Paulson: Cross Cultural Leadership / Government

With Mark Yettica-Paulson

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Speculation Chairman Mao Didn’t Write Famous Red Book / Government

By Alex Landragin

The Merits of Chick-Lit / Sexual & gender politics

By Alex Landragin

Last week, we reported that Jennifer Egan had won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad. We also reported on the kerfuffle prompted by the announcement of the shortlist for the 2011 Miles Franklin Award - a very short shortlist, consisting of three rural, historical stories, all written by men.

Jennifer Egan has prompted more debate…

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Australian Literature 102

The Watch Tower / Fiction

With James Ley and Geordie Williamson

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The Stella Prize in Conversation / Awards & prizes

With Toni Jordan, Emily Bitto, Clare Wright and 1 other

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The Fifth Estate

Media Makers: Journalism Then & Now / Internet, journalism, media & publishing

With Sally Warhaft, Barrie Cassidy, and Latika Bourke

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Friday High Five: Evie Wyld’s win, the CIA and Doctor Zhivago / Media

By Jo Case

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Ring True: Music, Identity and Obsession / Music

With Jad Abumrad, Heath Lees, and Casey Bennetto

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Past, Present and Future Queer Australia / Gender

With Daniel Marshall, Sally Goldner, Laniyuk and 1 other

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Working with Words: Michelle Grattan / Government

By Jo Case

Podcast episode

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Introducing Teddy, the Transgender Bear / Children’s books

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The Fifth Estate

New Economic Futures / Economy & development

With Sally Warhaft and George Megalogenis

Podcast episode

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The Fifth Estate

More Jakarta, Less Geneva: Australia and Indonesia / Asia & Pacific

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