Dennis Atkins Dennis Atkins i(A90004 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 A Stringbag Thumbs up Dennis Atkins , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 August 2020; (p. 16)

— Review of The Insider Christopher Pyne , 2020 single work autobiography
1 Inevitability of Greatness - BOB HAWKE 1929-2019 Dennis Atkins , 2019 single work obituary (for Bob Hawke )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 May 2019; (p. 53)
1 Dispatches from the Radical Centre Dennis Atkins , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 55 2017; (p. 37-43)
'South Australians have a reputation for being a little bit up themselves. They speak with soft-toned vowels. They boast of their free-settler status, pride themselves as being the progressive heart of the nation and proclaim dominance in the arts, viticulture and cuisine. In Queensland, which is Australia's yin to the yang of South Australia, they say there's no snob like a South Australian snob. Through this mix of pride and suffering, the peers down long noses, South Australians don't worry too much, unless you talk to them about their economy. That's when they bristle, because it's always been a fragile entity - always looking for the next big project, the next big thing to carry their social and artistic ambitions into the future.' (Publication abstract)
1 Journalist Railed against Inequality Dennis Atkins , 2015 single work obituary (for John Stubbs )
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 1 June 2015; (p. 47)
1 Caretaker Became the Risk Taker Dennis Atkins , 2015 single work obituary (for Malcolm Fraser )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 March 2015; (p. 8-9)
'When he became caretaker Prime Minister, after Gough Whitlam was sacked, Malcolm Fraser was booed as he left parliament that afternoon and jeered wherever he went, not just during the 1975 election campaign but throughout his campaign but throughout his seven years in the Lodge...'
1 Dennis Atkins' Trip Down Memory Wayne Dennis Atkins , 2014 single work obituary (for Wayne Goss )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 November 2014; (p. 7)
1 Man For The Times Dennis Atkins , 2014 single work obituary (for Wayne Goss )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 November 2014; (p. 6)
'When Wayne Goss was first introduced to voters in early 1989, they called him a new force in Queensland politics...'
1 Memories of Crusader Labouring for Society Dennis Atkins , 2013 single work obituary (for Hazel Hawke )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 32)
1 Fiction/Non-Fiction Books Dennis Atkins , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 -17 January 2010; (p. 24)

— Review of Great Australian Speeches : Landmark Speeches That Defined and Shaped Our Nation 2009 anthology prose
1 Non-Fiction Books Dennis Atkins , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 October 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard Jacqueline Kent , 2009 single work biography
1 Ideas From Left of Centre Dennis Atkins , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 - 9 March 2008; (p. 23)

— Review of Dear Mr Rudd : Ideas for a Better Australia 2008 anthology essay
1 People's Scribe Rare Gem of Jounalism Dennis Atkins , 2007 single work obituary (for Matt Price )
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 December 2007; (p. 82)
1 Memoirs of a Perceptive Patriot Dennis Atkins , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21-22 January 2006; (p. 6)

— Review of A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir Graham Freudenberg , 2005 single work autobiography
1 The Script of a Loser Dennis Atkins , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 - 24 July 2005; (p. 8)

— Review of Loner : Inside a Labor Tragedy Bernard Lagan , 2005 single work biography
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