y separately published work icon The Weekend Australian newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 3-4 June 2006 of The Australian est. 1964 The Weekend Australian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Untitled, Jill Dimond , single work correspondence (p. 2) Section: Review
Big Stars for Dirt Music Brighten Author's Heart, Sandy George , single work column (p. 3)
Note: port. (Tim Winton)
Nobler in the Mind, Peter Craven , single work criticism
Peter Craven canvasses potential Australian candidates for the Nobel Prize for Literature. His list of possibilities includes David Malouf, Shirley Hazzard, Gerald Murnane, Tim Winton, Murray Bail, Elizabeth Jolley, Tom Keneally and Peter Carey. Eventually, though, Craven suggests that 'at the end of the day there is only one Australian writer who is a good bet for a Nobel prize in the immediate future, and that's Les Murray, the nation's most famous poet.'
 (p. 4-5) Section: Review
Note: port. (Patrick White)
Return of the Lost Cityi"How far was Plato free of that 'inflamed", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 6) Section: Review
Just for Kicks, David Brearley , single work review
— Review of By the Balls : Memoir of a Football Tragic Les Murray , 2006 single work autobiography ; (p. 8-9) Section: Review
A Nation of Scribblers, Frank Moorhouse , single work criticism
Moorhouse examines some of the common myths and realities relating to writers' publishing prospects.
 (p. 10-11) Section: Review
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