Cirrus@Austlit

'Christos Tsiolkas’ debut novel, “Loaded,” published in 1995, has been adapted into a play co-written by Dan Giovannoni and Tsiolkas, directed by Stephen Nicolazzo, and is currently showing at the Malthouse until June 3.' 

'December 2021 I talked to Christos Tsiolkas about his latest novel 7 ½. Russia had not launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by land, sea, and air. Two weeks into a major war on the European continent and all cultural and political certainties have vanished. The left and woke are confused, as are the nationalist right, it is this type of confusion, which much of 7 ½ deals with in the context of a novel.' (Introduction)

'Lee Christofis was awarded an AM for his contribution to the arts. He was recognised for his services as one of Australia’s principal dance critics. He has worked for ABC Arts, The Australian, and many other journals since 1981. Lee Christofis and I met in 2000, when we conspired on various projects that sought to expand cultural diversity in audiences for the arts and have remained friends since.' (Introduction)

'The release of 211 letters from 1975 to 1976, between the then governor general Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace, after a hard-fought court battle by historian Professor Jenny Hocking, reveal collusion between the Palace and Sir John Kerr in the sacking of a democratically elected Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam.'