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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 26 June 2020 of The Conversation est. 2011 The Conversation
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Trials of Portnoy : When Penguin Fought for Literature and Liberty, Patrick Mullins , single work column

'One grey morning in October 1970, in a crowded, tizzy-pink courtroom on the corner of Melbourne’s Russell and La Trobe Streets, crown prosecutor Leonard Flanagan began denouncing a novel in terms that were strident and ringing.' (Introduction)

How a ‘Gonzo’ Press Gang Forged the Ned Kelly Legend, Kerrie Davies , Willa McDonald , single work column

'Washington Post publisher, Philip L. Graham, famously declared that journalism is the “first rough draft of history”. It’s also the first rough draft of inspiration for movies and books “based on a true story”.

'Since four Victorian journalists witnessed Ned Kelly’s last stand on June 28 1880, their vivid accounts have influenced portrayals of the bushranger – from the world’s first feature film in 1906 to Peter Carey’s 2000 novel, True History of the Kelly Gang, adapted to a gender-bending punk film earlier this year.' (Introduction)

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