Tony Martin Tony Martin i(A78365 works by)
Born: Established: 1964
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
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Theatre worker, musician and writer. In 2011, Martin hosted the ABC1 television program A Quiet Word With....

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y separately published work icon Deadly Kerfuffle Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2017 12161857 2017 single work novel

'‘They’re different, that’s for sure. And I wouldn’t put anything past ’em.’

'It’s 2006, and terror scaremongering in the media has rattled the residents of sleepy, suburban Dunlop Crescent. When a Maori family moves into number 14, the local cranks assume they are Middle Eastern terrorists hell-bent on destroying the Australian way of life. Rumour has it that they plan to turn their house to face Mecca.

'This sets off an extraordinary chain of events that embroils the entire neighbourhood as well as cynical media figures, bumbling anti-terrorist police, and a gang of white supremacists with a radical plan to wake up the country and ‘preserve Australian values’. At the centre of it all is Gordon, a retired widower, who just wants a bit of peace and quiet.

'Deadly Kerfuffle is a smart, riveting and incredibly funny novel inspired by actual letters to the editor in a local newspaper. Through biting satire and a cast of unforgettable characters, it’s an insight into the kind of paranoia that could only ever blossom in the quietest and safest of places.'  (Publication summary)

2019 shortlisted Russell Prize for Humour Writing
2018 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover
form y separately published work icon Upper Middle Bogan ( dir. Wayne Hope et. al. )agent Australia : Gristmill , 2013 Z1884088 2013 series - publisher film/TV

Middle-class Bess Denyar discovers she's adopted. She's shocked to find her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs. Angry at her adoptive mother Margaret for lying to her all these years, Beth decides to concentrate on getting to know her birth parents but becoming one big family could take longer than hoped.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/upper-middle-bogan/ (Sighted 06/12/2013)

2014 nominated Logie Awards Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
2013 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Comedy Series
2016 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Comedy Series
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