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A young girl likes on her back on the floor with a movie camera above her. POV
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Theatre review: POV, RISING, Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne

When you take two unrehearsed actors and a child telling them what to do, where to stand and what to…

A photo of a mini golf installation featuring a large blue wave. A person is standing in front of it, putter in hand. An airplane installation with a flag “Waves of Fortune’ is hovering just above the wave.
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Exhibition review: Swingers, RISING, Flinders Street Station

Should you be allowed to play sport in an exhibition? ‘Swingers’ says “Yes”.

A young woman and man are sitting on a patch of fake grass. Love and Information.
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Theatre review: Love and Information, Theatre Works

Information overload abounds with no love to be found in Theatre Works’ new production.

A image of different shapes and blurry movement where one can barely make out the silhouettes of three people against a bright white background.
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Event review: Diagrammatica, RISING, Slot 9

Discover the underbelly of Federation Square where you become part of the composition.

Two panels. On left is a young woman with brown hair and black top. On the right is cover of a book, 'Wait for me'. It features a colourful illustration of two women.
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Book review: Wait Here, Lucy Nelson

A collection of stories exploring the topic of childlessness.

Two panels. On the left is an Asian woman with short hair and glasses wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Joss: A History." It's cream with some faint fingerprints on the ediges.
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Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee

Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.

Two panels. On the left is a woman in black with blonde hair. On the right is cover of a book 'Foreign Country' which shows a flora illustration and a small upside car mid-air.
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Book review: Foreign Country, Marija Peričić  

Marija Peričić delivers a superlative third novel.

A living room scene. There is a man standing up looking at a woman seated on a brown couch.
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Theatre review: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica, Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland

David Williamson's 'opposites attract' romantic comedy offers plenty of laughs and drama. 

Two panels. On the left is a woman with light brown shoulder-length hair in a black top. On the right is the cover of a book, 'A beautifiul family', which has a coastal sea setting.
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Book review: A Beautiful Family, Jennifer Trevelyan

Written from a child's point of view, this debut canvases our protagonist's confusion as she tries to make sense of…

Two panels. On left is black and white photo of a woman with long dark hair. On the right is cover of a book, 'In the Name of the Sister" with an illustration of an orange ibis.
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Book review: The Name of the Sister, Gail Jones

Gail Jones' latest novel is a mesh of literary and crime genres.

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