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1 MPs Have Plenty of Questions, but Judge Remains Short of Answers Sean Nicholls , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 September 2010; (p. 5)

Sean Nicholls report on Arts Minister Virginia Judge's appearance before the budget estimates committee at New South Wales parliament. Judge was questioned on the probity of her connection with playwright Kosta Nikas and any influence she may have brought to bear in furthering his attendance at arts-related meetings.

1 Minister of Arts Should Have Told Us about Relationship, Official Says Sean Nicholls , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 September 2010; (p. 5)
Sean Nicholls reports on a New South Wales budget estimates committee hearing in which the Director General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Brendan O'Reilly, was questioned on 'conflict of interest' protocols. The questioning related to the relationship between Arts Minister Virginia Judge and playwright Kosta Nikas, and Nikas's attendance at official meetings. O'Reilly was unaware of whether Judge had made a disclosure.
1 How Minister's Playwright Mate Got in on the Act Sean Nicholls , Linton Besser , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 September 2010; (p. 8)
1 Poet Well Versed in Protocols Sean Nicholls , Leesha McKenny , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 December 2009; (p. 26)
1 Students Stifled Sean Nicholls , Erik Jensen , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 May 2009; (p. 14)

Sean Nicholls and Erik Jensen report on an ongoing disagreement involving Professor Wendy Bacon, students of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Sydney Writers' Festival. The students were deterred from distributing their independent literary supplement at the 2009 festival following threats of arrest and litter infringement notices. (In 2008, festival organisers felt that the students' newspaper, Festival News, had disparaged the festival and its supporters.)

1 Sydney Too Parochial for Kookaburra, Says Founder Sean Nicholls , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 May 2009; (p. 3)
Sean Nicholls reports on Peter Cousens' view that the failure of Kookaburra theatre company was due to a variety of factors including Cousens' own poor judgements, bad timing and Sydney's parochial attitude.
1 Euwhroispepers Sean Nicholls , 1998 single work short story
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 22-26)
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