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Clare Morgan reports that Denise Fergus, the mother of murdered child James Bulger, raised complaints about Suzie Miller's play 'Transparency'. The play focuses on a grown man who, as a child, was involved in the murder of a young boy. Miller admitted that 'parallels will be raised' between her play and the murder of James Bulger, but stated that the play 'is clearly distinct from that case'.
A column canvassing current literary news including the Melbourne launch of Cate Kennedy's The World Beneath and the ongoing discussion of Australia's parallel importation laws.