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y separately published work icon The Best Australian Essays 2015 anthology   essay  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Best Australian Essays 2015
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
An Uneasy Masterpiece, Stephen Romei , single work essay
The Insults of Age, Helen Garner , single work essay
'The article presents the author's view regarding the impact of aging to the lifestyle, health and social interaction of the Australians. It examines the interests of civic and domestic order among older men and women in the country. It also cites the improtance of medical care for older people wherein they rely on their companions.'
My Granny's Last Wish, Anna Krien , single work essay
L'état, C'est Charlie, Guy Rundle , single work essay
The Pencil and the Damage Done, Ceridwen Dovey , single work essay
The Meeting That Never Was, Matthew Lamb , single work essay
Mirror Rim, Ashley Hay , single work essay

'I thought Batavia was the story I was carrying on my trip to the Abrolhos in the first weeks of spring. You know the one - the Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground there in 1629, delivering 316 people to a cluster of tiny islands in the northern part of the archipelago where some endured a murderously mutinous attack at the hands of their fellow travellers. Only 116 arrived safely in the Spice Islands, half a year later.' (Publication abstract)
The Thirty-ninth Summer of DK Lillee, Christian Ryan , single work essay
Skin in the Game, David Walsh , single work essay
The Library of Shadows, Mark Mordue , single work essay
Sound Bridges : A Profile of Gurrumul, Felicity Plunkett , single work biography
'n April 2011 the Australian edition of Rolling Stone featured a cover photo of Yolngu multi-instrumentalist and singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. The headline ‘Australia’s most important voice’ crawls along the sleeve of Gurrumul’s pinstriped suit, while the band names The National and Primal Scream hover above his shoulder. In the midst of so much noise, the portrait by Sydney photographer Adrian Cook embodies a still silence. Across Gurrumul’s torso lies the body of his guitar, held by lithe-fingered hands. Both gesture and posture suggest reserve and quiet: a stark juxtaposition with the idea of a ‘national primal scream’ that adjacent cover lines scramble to invent.' (Author's introduction)
Leaving Ourselves at Home, D. B. C. Pierre , single work essay
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