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'Aboriginal academic Marcia Langton has accused former Australian of the Year Tim Flannery of holding a racist belief that indigenous Australians are "enemies of nature".'
'For 100 years, an oversized grin has greeted visitors to Luna Park. While the Giggle Palace is long gone and the kewpie dolls have been muscled out by Kindles, a spirit of manic merriment remains. Long-time St Kilda local Kate Holden takes a roller-coaster ride through a high-pitched and sometimes menacing history.' (Editor's abstract)
(p. 14-16)
Section: Life & Style
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Cover title, 'Life & Style' section: Ride of the Century
Australian writers and reviewers, together with Ireland's Colm Toibin, each nominate their best books of 2012. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.