Australian Book Review
(for the siblings)
they are there on the cusp of alittle hill, in the trampled splendour
of a suburban yard. they are three,elephantine trunks standing against a
background of untidy sky, their oilyconfidences drab on Escher limbs,
and the still bricks and lost picketsheighten the haecceity of these three.
I go and sit with them often. I sitbetween them, face to a bleary just-risen
moon and ... (read more)
Never mind the students
Dear editor,
Andrew Norton (ABR, May 2004) is right to argue that the legislation governing the Nelson market in Australian universities gives the government too much power. The education minister refused to guarantee academic liberty, imposed a one-size-fits-all template for the structure of the university councils, and can now dictate the mix of courses that are taught. ... (read more)
Changes at ABR
At our recent AGM we farewelled Vicki Nicholson our longest-serving board member, and welcomed two new members. Bridget Griffen-Foley and Paul Hetherington (from Sydney and Canberra, respectively) have both served on the editorial advisory board. Paul Hetherington reviews both poetry and fiction in our pages. Dr Griffen-Foley’s bimonthly media columns appear in alternate issues. ... (read more)
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The nexus between ABR and La Trobe University has always been strong, and our summer issue is a good example of this, with a long essay on George Orwell’s enduring influence by Robert Manne, Professor of Politics at La Trobe University (pictured in the next column with Professor Michael Osborne, Vice-Chancellor (centre), and Peter Rose, Editor of ABR). Two years ago, La Trobe University be ... (read more)