Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach.
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From the opening of this new eight-part series on Binge, High Country feels in steady hands.
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A reworking of the 1892 Henry Lawson short story, this film is a subversive survival story.
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