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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Self-Portrait with Imaginary Mother: A Reluctant Memoir, Robyn Davidson , single work autobiography (p. 1-10)
The People's Judgment, David Malouf , single work essay (p. 11-14)
The Twitterers, Defeat, Peter Ryan , single work essay (p. 15-18)
Party Town, Clive James , single work prose (p. 19-33)
Globalisation: Unpacking the Suitcase, Geoffrey Blainey , single work essay (p. 34-42)
Leaders, Hugh Stretton , single work essay (p. 43-66)
Garibaldi in an Armani Suit, Don Watson , single work essay (p. 67-88)
Hansonism Then and Now, Margo Kingston , single work essay (p. 89-101)
S11, John Birmingham , single work essay (p. 102-111)
The Parties Are Over, Paul Sheehan , single work essay (p. 112-120)
The Last Barbarian, Gideon Haigh , single work essay (p. 121-135)
Capital Letters, Jack Waterford , single work essay (p. 136-145)
Dubya and Good Ol' Al, Cameron Forbes , single work essay (p. 146-159)
Apology Made by John Howard on the 3rd of July on National TV, John Clarke , single work prose satire (p. 160-161)
Who Speaks, About What, To Whom, On Whose Behalf, With What Right?, Raimond Gaita , single work essay (p. 162-176)
What Justice O'Loughlin Could Not See, Robert Manne , single work essay (p. 177-186)
A Town Called Hackney Nation, Guy Rundle , single work essay (p. 187-196)
Turton's Land Deeds, Christina Thompson , single work essay (p. 197-210)
Baby Coughs The Baby Who Barked, Helen Garner , single work prose (p. 211-213)
Baby Goes to the Movies Bottoms Up, Helen Garner , single work prose humour (p. 213-214)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2000 .
      Extent: 505p.
      Note/s:
      • Introduced by Peter Craven.
      ISBN: 1863952500 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Essays Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2000-2018 Z1731488 2000 series - publisher essay extract prose review

      The first of the three 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Essays was initiated in 1998 (then published by Bookman Press) under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz and edited by Peter Craven. In March 2018, Black Inc, announced the cancellation of all three, replaced by the series Best Summer Stories.

             Number in series: 1
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Works about this Work

No Need to Be so Uneasy Michael Davie , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 January no. 5153 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story

'By “Australian Essays”, Peter Craven does not mean essays about Australia; one piece in this book is about the London borough of Hackney. Nor does he mean essays by Australians; Nicholas Shakespeare pops up with a piece about fishing.' 
Expanding the definition of an essay Mark Thomas , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 January 2001; (p. 18)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
Report from the dry interior Christopher Pollnitz , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 2001; (p. 5)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
Miscellany Tony Maniaty , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 December 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
The Pining Habit of Metaphor Peter Rose , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (2000-2001) no. 227 2000; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
The Pining Habit of Metaphor Peter Rose , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (2000-2001) no. 227 2000; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
Report from the dry interior Christopher Pollnitz , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 2001; (p. 5)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
Expanding the definition of an essay Mark Thomas , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 January 2001; (p. 18)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
Miscellany Tony Maniaty , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 December 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story
No Need to Be so Uneasy Michael Davie , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 January no. 5153 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000 anthology prose biography autobiography essay extract criticism short story

'By “Australian Essays”, Peter Craven does not mean essays about Australia; one piece in this book is about the London borough of Hackney. Nor does he mean essays by Australians; Nicholas Shakespeare pops up with a piece about fishing.' 
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