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Manus Island author Behrouz Boochani arrives in New Zealand Associate Professor Behrouz Boochani a Kurdish-Iranian writer, journalist, scholar, cultural advocate, filmmaker and author of the multi-award-winning No Friend But the Mountains has arrived in New Zealand on a one-month travel visa. Since 2013, he has …

Happy Guinness World Records Day 2019 🎉 Guinness World Records Day (GWR Day) is an annual celebration of record-breaking, a day which sees thousands of people around the world come together with one common goal, to become a titleholder. Spirit of Adventure This year’s theme, …

Debra Adelaide wins 2019 Steele Rudd Award Australian author and literary veteran, Debra Adelaide, won big at the 2019 Queensland Literary Award, taking home $10,000 and the Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection. Debra won with her 2019 novella, Zebra; a collection of subversive …

Read the first 3 chapters of The Best Kind of Beautiful by Frances Whiting Frances Whiting is one of Australia’s best known and favourite columnists. For more than twenty years her weekly Sunday Mail column has engaged readers in the highs, lows and the wonderful of the every …

Happy World Vegan Day 2019! 🥑 World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world every 1 November. World Vegan Day celebrates the benefits that veganism has for humans, animals and the environment alike! Whether you’re a full-time vegan, vegetarian, meat-free …