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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 1 August 2020 of The Weekend Australian est. 1977 The Weekend Australian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sex, Money, Power, Caroline Overington , single work review
— Review of Man in Armour Siobhan McKenna , 2020 single work novel ;

'Author Siobhan McKenna’s debut novel takes a saucy look at the corporate world, writes Caroline Overington.'

(p. 8) Section: Review
That’s Not a Joke ... This Is a Joke, Stephen Romei , single work review
— Review of The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Robert Mond , Dean Murphy , 2020 single work film/TV ;

'The kindest comment I can make about Paul Hogan’s new movie, The Very Excellent Mr Dundee, is that it includes John Cleese’s worst performance ever (and, yes, I have seen Fierce Creatures from 1997).' (Introduction)

(p. 12)
Australia Proper, Geordie Williamson , single work review
— Review of Beyond the Mirage : An Autobiography Arthur W. Upfield , 2020 single work autobiography ;

'An autobiography of Arthur Upfield, creator of part-indigenous detective Bony, shows that sometimes outsiders have the clearest perspective, writes Geordie Williamson'

(p. 14) Section: Review
Under the Influence, Anthony Lawrence , single work review
— Review of Eagerly We Burn Barry Hill , 2019 selected work poetry ;

'Across a long career that includes 10 books of poems, short story and nonfiction collections, essays and librettos, Barry Hill has maintained a quiet, persistently influential place in Australian literature. His books have won numerous awards in this country and his eighth book, Naked Clay: Drawing From Lucian Freud, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize in Britain.' (Introduction)

(p. 15) Section: Review
A Stringbag Thumbs up, Dennis Atkins , single work review
— Review of The Insider Christopher Pyne , 2020 single work autobiography ;
(p. 16) Section: Review
Losing the Plot, or Taming It?, Peter Craven , single work review
— Review of The Sandpit Nicholas Shakespeare , 2020 single work novel ;

'Nicholas Shakespeare has done everything and known everybody in his time. As a boy in Argentina, he read to Jorge Luis Borges­; as a literary editor in London in his early 20s, he published­ reviews by Dirk Bogarde; as a biographer, he wrote a reliable account of that starry bewilderment of a man Bruce Chatwin; as a novelist, his The Dancer Upstairs was turned into a film directed by John Malkovich.' (Introduction)

(p. 16) Section: Review
The Horse’s Mouth, Sarah Holland-Batt , single work column

'Once, while travelling in Italy, I found myself in Siena for the Palio: Tuscany’s chaotic, treacherous bareback horserace that takes place in the city’s bakingly hot medieval square, the Piazza del Campo, twice yearly at the height of summer.' (Introduction)

(p. 18) Section: Review
Happy Valley Turnoveri"American alfalfa, fresh off the jet, arrives for a", Siobhan Hodge , single work poetry (p. 18)
Podcasts, Eric George , single work review
— Review of Fitzroy Diaries Lorin Clarke , 2018 series - publisher podcast radio play ;

'The second season of The Fitzroy Diaries follows up an excellent debut by pushing the show’s exceptional writing and colourful performances in a lot of new directions. This second season ran late last year, but I’ve been holding off listening for the right moment. Today, it’s a bittersweet, moving reminder of pre-lockdown life in Melbourne.' (Introduction)

(p. 26) Section: Review
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