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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... no. 173 December 2020 of The Monthly est. 2005 The Monthly
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* Contents derived from the 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
And Now For Something Completely Indifferent : The Government Is Yet to Fully Realise That Sidelining The Arts Hurts the Economy., George Megalogenis , single work column
'There was no time to recover in 2020. The first three months felt like three years, and the remainder of 2020 a monumental decade.' (Introduction)
(p. 10-13)
Murrandoo’s Burketown, Tony Kelly , single work column (p. 15-16)
In Times Like These, What Would Oodgeroo Do? On the Influence Of Aboriginal Poet, Activist And Educator Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Alexis Wright , single work column
'Oodgeroo Noonuccal is widely acknowledged as a distinguished poet of determination and brilliance. She was also one of the heroes of the Aboriginal struggle for justice in the 1960s, known for her work as an activist, educator and public speaker. Her poetry educated Australians – and people throughout the world – on the plight of Aboriginal people. And she triumphantly let the world know through her poetry that the Australian style was not hers. In “Not My Style”, she yearned for a new time in this country: “I want to do / The things I have not done. / Not just taste the nectar of Gods / But drown in it too.”' (Introduction)
(p. 22-28)
Inner Space, Rebecca Giggs , single work essay
'Stranded in London during lockdown, Rebecca Giggs took to the streets and recorded the changed lives around her, as her thoughts turned to Orwell and Henry Miller, to plagues, to eels, to decorative cakes, and to what might be done in the belly of a whale.'
(p. 30-35)
Streeton's Shriek, Tim Bonyhady , single work column (p. 54-69)
Half-Price Hardbacki"As the bookshops die", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 61)
Speedi"We only realise", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 61)
Her Wider World, Geordie Williamson , single work review
— Review of The Collected Stories of Shirley Hazzard Shirley Hazzard , 2020 selected work short story ;
(p. 70-72)
The Dry Directed by Robert Connolly, Craig Mathieson , single work review
— Review of The Dry Harry Cripps , 2021 single work film/TV ;
'Dust billows off drought-ridden farmlands in the Australian crime drama The Dry, but the only consolation to be had is tears. An unsettling mystery, the film moves at a sombre, measured pace. The plot is less concerned with sudden twists than in allowing the parched milieu and wary locals to reveal the desperation and deceit that has taken hold. When a local farmer, Luke Hadler, shoots his wife and son dead before turning the shotgun on himself, the small town of Kiewarra is horrified yet not truly surprised. This is just what it comes to.'
(p. 81)

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