“I seek the finest work by the people who shape Australia, so that as readers we’re emboldened in our own civic resolve. The people who shape the nation aren’t necessarily in political or leadership roles, they’re our most critical and our most creative voices. They’re the Elders who carry the stories that have strengthened culture for countless millennia. They’re the poets whose work stirs our fire. They’re the critics who clarify our thinking. They’re the writers whose work we can’t do without. And reading their work alongside one another is expansive, it’s invigorating – it’s one of life’s great joys…”

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