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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 9 December 2017 of The Weekend Australian est. 1977 The Weekend Australian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Children at the Heart of Stirring Narratives, Gretchen Shirm , single work review
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2017 2017 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Essays 2017 2017 anthology essay ;

'Children are the focus of Maxine Beneba Clarke’s choices in The Best Australian Stories 2017: children who disappear, children who are taken, children who never were. This theme unites the anthology so the stories speak softly to each other like whispers passed along a line.' (Introduction)

(p. 20) Section: Review
City Rises from Fanciful Triangle, Ashley Hay , single work review
— Review of Mrs. M : An Imagined History Luke Slattery , 2017 single work novel ;

'When I lived in Sydney, one of my favourite places was Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, a stony seat cut into a promontory beyond the Royal Botanic Garden with a view from the Opera House and Harbour Bridge past Fort Denison and on towards the harbour heads. The land’s edge there has no boardwalks, no neatly set seawalls.' (Introduction)

(p. 20) Section: Review
Silver Bodgie Still Refuses to Hold Back, Troy Bramston , single work review
— Review of Wednesdays with Bob Derek Rielly , Bob Hawke , 2017 single work biography ;

'In the opening pages of this enjoyable book we are presented with the octogenarian former prime minister Bob Hawke excusing himself from his inquisitor and shuffling over to the edge of his terrace peering over Sydney Harbour to “have a leak”.' (Introduction)

(p. 22) Section: Review
Don’t Laugh, This Is Serious, Louise Swinn , single work review
— Review of Stranger Thingies : From Felafel to Now John Birmingham , 2017 selected work short story essay ;

'John Birmingham pinched all the indie cred in 1994 with He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, a sharply funny share-house memoir. Since then, Brisbane-based Birmingham has been prolific in diverse genres: a guide to writing, two Quarterly Essays, airport thrillers and sci-fi fantasies, as well as a regular newspaper column.' (Introduction)

(p. 23) Section: Review
Outstanding Pair of Soldiers, Ross Fitzgerald , single work review
— Review of Monash and Chauvel : How Australia's Two Greatest Generals Changed the Course of World History Roland Perry , 2017 single work biography ;

'The legend of Gallipoli may never be eclipsed but recent celebrations have accentuated the heroes of the Western Front and the Middle East. The gallantry and sacrifice of our Diggers is legendary but we should also honour two of World War I’s most outstanding field commanders, both Australians: John Monash and Harry Chauvel.' (Introduction)

(p. 24) Section: Review
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