Chris Bailey of the Saints: the voice that tore across the world, and changed the face of Brisbane
Andrew Stafford
David Malouf said poetry could never occur in Brisbane in the 70s and 80s. The Saints proved otherwise – and revolutionised the music industry
March 2020
Top 10s
Top 10 novels and stories about shame
Anna Ahmatova, David Malouf, Yukio Mishima and more explore the emotion that tears us apart but leads us into compassion, writes Christos Tsiolkas
April 2019
Top 10s
Top 10 fictional takes on real lives
From Woody Allen reimagining Van Gogh as a dentist, to Marguerite Yourcenar’s Memoirs of Hadrian, the joint winners of the Republic of Consciousness prize select the best reimaginings
September 2017
Australian writers urge yes vote in same-sex marriage survey
An open letter signed by more than 100 authors including JM Coetzee, David Malouf and Helen Garner encourages support for ‘equality and social reform’
May 2015
Australia books blog
Don Watson's The Bush wins top prizes at NSW premier's literary awards
Fly Away Peter review – operatic take on David Malouf novel is lost in migration
October 2014
Gough Whitlam remembered: Bill Hayden, Kim Beazley and others who knew him reflect on his life, his character and the huge impact of his policies on Australia
Gough Whitlam remembered: devoted classicist and patron of the arts
May 2014
Australia culture blog
David Malouf: my life as a reader
Australia culture blog
David Malouf and Friends – artistic collaboration a Brisbane state of mind
April 2014
The book tuner
David Malouf and the Go-Betweens: shining a light on Brisbane
Nikki Lusk chooses apt soundtracks for classic Australian
literature. Here she pairs David Malouf's Johnno with the Go-Betweens' 16 Lovers Lane
December 2013
Australian authors join call for UN bill of digital rights to protect privacy
David Malouf, Thomas Keneally, Helen Garner and Nick Cave among 30 Australians to sign international petition
March 2011
David Malouf
Rick Gekoski: 'He has a poet's sensibility, but there is nothing brazenly poetic about his prose'
