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Alice Grundy

Alice Grundy is an editor, researcher and teacher, with over 15 years’ experience working in book publishing, and a Visiting Fellow at ANU. She is the Australia Institute’s Press, Managing Editor and Research Manager.

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OPINION

What is the future of Australia’s embattled writers festivals?

For more than 65 years, book lovers have descended on Adelaide every summer for Australia’s longest running literary festival. That is, until this year, when around 180 invited authors (including me) boycotted Adelaide Writers Week, following the board’s decision to “uninvite” Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. The festival was cancelled.

Society & Culture
What is the future of Australia’s embattled writers festivals?

EXPLAINER

It's time to rethink speeding fines

The current system is arbitrary, inconsistent and unfair - here's what we could be doing differently.

Society & Culture
It's time to rethink speeding fines

WHAT'S NEW

Every four hours a gun is stolen in Australia: new research

Gun violence has been in Australian headlines regularly in recent months.

Society & Culture
Every four hours a gun is stolen in Australia: new research

OPINION

5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books

Perentie Press, Pink Shorts Press, Evercreech Editions, Aniko Press and Bakers Lane Books.

Society & Culture
5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books
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