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Richard Flanagan addressing a rally in 2023. Loic Le Guilly/AAP

August 31, 2026

Though rarely heretical, Richard Flanagan’s essays have a ferocious moral force

Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, The University of Western Australia

Richard Flanagan is a natural raconteur. While some of his essays seethe with anger, his passion for literature is infectious.

July 14, 2026

Mona’s new library is spectacular. But does it work as a library?

Liz Evans, University of Tasmania

A distinctly rational, masculine curiosity is at play in David Walsh’s new, private library. And ditching the Dewey system for the digital brings surprises.

So cold it’s hot … The Winter Feast crowd fan the flames at Dark MOFO 2014. MONA/Rémi Chauvin Image Courtesy MONA Museum of Old and New Art,

June 3, 2015

Where the dark gets in: why Dark Mofo lightens a crowded calendar

Ralph Crane, University of Tasmania

We’re not short on festivals in Australia, so new events need to make their presence felt. What’s the secret of Dark Mofo, which is about to enjoy its third outing?

Provocative artworks, such as Wim Delvoye’s Cloaca, have drawn a steady stream of tourists to multi-billionaire David Walsh’s Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart. AAP

July 26, 2012

Sex, death and taxes: how should the tax system treat MONA founder David Walsh?

Richard Eccleston, University of Tasmania

It was March last year when I sat down in the chaotic New York office of a leading international tax attorney to conduct an interview for a book I was writing on the campaign against tax havens. But rather…

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