We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.
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The Listen Loudly, Act Strongly report lays out systemic racism at the national broadcaster. In the face of external attack, the ABC needs to stand up for its culturally diverse staff.
Buttrose’s tenure as chair was tainted by being a Morrison government ‘captain’s pick’, but she nonetheless defended the ABC against tat government’s predations.
Journalism only exists to serve the public, and every serious journalist feels this in their bones, just as we all know how often we fall short.
Stan Grant’s new book, The Queen is Dead, is revealing in terms of his decision to step down from public life. ‘I have been reminded what it is to come from the other side of history,’ he writes.
The national broadcaster’s management has finally condemned the racist abuse directed at their high-profile presenter and apologised too him, but it has come far too late.
A new film chronicling the impact of racism on Indigenous football star Adam Goodes is both a damning and hopeful portrait of contemporary Australia.
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Literary and Cultural Studies, Monash University
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Research Fellow, School of Allied Health, Western Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Deputy editor, Books & Ideas, The Conversation
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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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Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
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Researcher, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne