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When the only fixes getting funded are designed to leave the status quo intact, the results of philanthropy inevitably fall short.
In Australian picture books, family representation has been overwhelmingly traditional. But this may be changing.
While tourism campaigns often portray the beach as an idyllic, isolated haven, many of our beach stories depict it as a darker, more complex place. Here are ten worth reading.
Christmas annuals are still found countless trees but how did they become some popular in the first place?
Parents often see reading as "school business" - something that teachers are responsible for.
It's easier to make the list than you might think.
As societal habits change so too does language and metaphors.
Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
Many harsh things are said in Summers' book. It’s difficult to decide whether to praise its “breathtaking honesty” – as critics undoubtedly will – or draw back like a witness to some gruesome accident.
The Victorian opposition has pledged funding for "decodable readers" which focus only on sounds. But kids prefer to read rich texts.
South Africa has a history of burning books. The ashes of burnt books tell of the barbarism to which a society can descend.
Girls are encouraged more often to read, despite performing better in reading assessments nationally and internationally. Here's how parents and educators can help connect boys with books.
Ford works toward dismantling the idea that feminism is harming men. Instead, she proposes that a patriarchal society can be as harmful and destructive for individual men as it can be for women.
Science fiction has been around for centuries.
Writing based on observation and empathy is one thing; but interviewing the people whose experiences you aim to depict - and showing them your work - is quite another.
A lack of respect for history, a population conditioned to consume goods at breakneck pace, and pacification of individuals via an entertainment culture: parts of Huxley's novel strikingly resemble our own world.
Every character in The Life To Come is complex, frustratingly unfulfilled, marked by kindness, selfishness, or dumb selflessness. But they are always, entirely, convincing.
The socially and ethnically diverse working classes are not being heard. A recent project aims to change that.
Kim Scott, whose novel Taboo is shortlisted for the 2018 Miles Franklin award, circles around colonial violence in his work.
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