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A Sydney Council Has Banned Books with Same-sex Parents from Its Libraries. But since When Did Councils Ban Books?, Sarah Mokrzycki , single work column

'Western Sydney’s Cumberland city council has banned all books depicting same-sex parents in its eight public libraries, citing concerns over the “safety” of children.'
Shankari Chandran’s Safe Haven, a Gripping and Persuasive Novel of Asylum Seekers, Reads like an Open Wound, Jen Webb , single work review
— Review of Safe Haven Shankari Chandran , 2024 single work novel ;

'There have been many Australian publications about refugees and asylum seekers. Many are memoir or reportage. Perhaps the best known is Behrooz Boochani’s autobiographical No Friend But the Mountains (2018).' (Introduction)
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