The campaign to save Nutcote, the home of children’s author, May Gibbs, has reminded Nadia Wheatley of her childhood reading. In this essay in the Australian Voices series sponsored by Telecom Australia, she looks at the role played by Australian authors in shaping the way we see ourselves and our environment. Robin redbreasts and muffins may be all very well, but that’s not the whole story if ... (read more)