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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 10 May 2008 of The Age est. 1854 The Age
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Is This the Dawning of the Age of the Querulous?, Robert Drewe , single work column (p. 3) Section: A2
Frequent Flyers : Tim Jarvis, Tim Jarvis , single work column (p. 5) Section: Traveller
Grand Entrances, Lee Tulloch , single work column (p. 6-7) Section: Traveller
A Selfless Life, Farah Farouque , single work column (p. 10)
Note: port. (Valerie Browning)
Something Old, Michael Shmith , Alexandra Adornetto , Georgia Blain , Anita Heiss , Shalini Akhil , Andrew Stephens , single work column
'Even if your mother hasn't worn one, wedding dresses have great potency. On the eve of Mother's Day, seven writers (and one milliner) cast a fresh eye on an enduring symbol of family love.' (Editor's abstract)
 (p. 12-13) Section: A2
A Word in the Whitefella's Ear, Jane Sullivan , single work review
— Review of Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature 2008 anthology poetry drama prose correspondence criticism extract ; (p. 14) Section: A2
Look Outside for Vibrant Potential, Michael Leunig , single work column (p. 16) Section: A2
New Company Pulls off Drama on the High Seas, Martin Ball , single work review
— Review of Catalpa Donal O'Kelly , 2008 single work drama ; (p. 21)
Wisps of an Era Exterminated, Brenda Niall , single work review
— Review of A Family History of Smoking A. P. Riemer , 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 22) Section: A2
Reading Our Lives The Stories of Our Lives, Carmen Callil , single work column (p. 24-25) Section: A2
Note: Edited and abridged version.
port. (Carmen Callil)
Layers of Lessons in Soap-Opera Family, Shaunagh O'Connor , single work review
— Review of The Dressmaker's Daughter Kate Llewellyn , 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 25) Section: A2
Weekend for the Getting of Wisden, Jane Sullivan , single work column (p. 28) Section: A2
Off the Shelf : Children's Fiction, Dianne Dempsey , single work review
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive Kim Kane , 2008 single work children's fiction ; (p. 28) Section: A2
Off the Shelf : Essays, Owen Richardson , single work review
— Review of Joe in the Andamans : And Other Fictocritical Stories Stephen Muecke , 2008 selected work essay ; (p. 28) Section: A2
From Little Things, Big Things Grow, Jason Steger , single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including an upsurge in interest from publishing houses in writing by young authors.
 (p. 29) Section: A2
Gothici"Look at the myriad ways we can self-destruct and how truly marvelous", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 29) Section: A2
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