The legacy of this cringey vampire romance has endured – especially online, where Twihards can’t get enough of the memes and spoofs.
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Christos Tsiolkas’s new novel is more interested in individuals and our influences on one another than on Australia’s social problems.
Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory united Australia and New Zealand in celebration. Almost a century on, people still flock to visit his remains, on display at three different museums.
What does secondhand embarrassment say about your own anxieties and biases?
Clive James will be remembered for his dry wit, distinctive voice and his unlikely yet hugely appealing screen presence.
We compiled a list of the 15 most commonly cited books taught by English teachers we surveyed. It contains only two Australian writers, neither of which are Indigenous.
Writing in the Bulletin in January 1899, Henry Lawson complained about the difficulties of making a living as a writer. In this article he offered the emerging author a piece of unvarnished advice: [S]tudy…
“A country with no culture”. That sledge against Australia at the start of June won headlines for former England cricket captain David Gower. Gower decried the amount of verbal abuse from Australian cricket…
Last weekend columnist and broadcaster Phillip Adams published a piece in The Australian lamenting what he called the “coca-colonial cringe”: Like you I measure my life with American movies, music and…
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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