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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 28 February - 1 March 2009 of The Australian est. 1964 The Weekend Australian
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Teachers Bid To Downgrade Literature, Justine Ferrari , single work column
Justine Ferrari reports on the submission from the Australian Association for the Teaching of English to the National Curriculum Board. The Association suggests that its proposal would result in 'a relative reduction in the nubmer of literary works, as the term is traditionally conceived, studied'.
 (p. 1,2)
Untitled, David Fielding , single work correspondence (p. 2) Section: Review
The Intrepid Explorer, Elisabeth Wynhausen , single work biography (p. 8-9) Section: Review
Note: port. (Linda Jaivin)
The Overflow, Rosemary Sorensen , single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including a brief report on buying books online.
 (p. 9) Section: Review
Kids' Lit, Rosemary Neill , single work review
— Review of Blueback Tim Winton , 1997 single work children's fiction ; The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen Deborah Abela , 2009 single work children's fiction ; (p. 10) Section: Review
Biology Classi"Ms plumps a dead weight in a plastic bag", Sarah D. , single work poetry (p. 15) Section: Review
Time To Value English, single work column (p. 16)
Stuck in Our Divided Suburbs, David Stratton , single work review
— Review of The Combination George Basha , 2009 single work film/TV ; (p. 22) Section: Review
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