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Poetry special: The Glugs of Gosh by CJ DennisWednesday, 7 Jan 2009 | RN Book Show

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CJ Dennis is best known for The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke but for many readers The Glugs of Gosh is a favourite. [more]

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Poetry special: Rockpool by Judith WrightTuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | RN Book Show

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In the second in this special series dedicated to classic Australian poems Lyn Gallacher focuses on 'Rockpool', one of Judith Wright's later works. [more]

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Speech Is Silver, Silence Is GoldSunday, 4 Jan 2009 | Street Stories

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Young people in Iraq are living through a dangerous war, resiliently maintaining a sense of humour and optimism. [more]

Foster mother tongueSaturday, 3 Jan 2009 | Lingua Franca

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The novelist Eva Sallis writes much on the theme of the migrant in a strange land. [more]

Street UniversityMonday, 29 Dec 2008 | Radio National Breakfast

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Sydney's south-west is home to some of the most disadvantaged communities in New South Wales. [more]

Saying 'sorry' and being sorrySaturday, 27 Dec 2008 | Lingua Franca

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The word, 'sorry', has different meanings in Australian English and Aboriginal English. [more]

Rotten English: writing in the vernacularFriday, 26 Dec 2008 | RN Book Show

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'A howl, a shout, or a machine-gun, or the wind or a wave', this is how Caribbean poet Kamau Brathwaite describes writing in the vernacular. [more]

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Timbuktu manuscripts: Rodney HallWednesday, 24 Dec 2008 | RN Book Show

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The Timbuktu manuscripts tell a history of African trade and scholarship. [more]

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I go, like, 'Whatever!'Saturday, 20 Dec 2008 | Lingua Franca

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The words 'like' and 'go', when classed as 'new quotatives', have linguistic functions way beyond their traditional meanings. [more]

2008 on a need-to-know basisFriday, 19 Dec 2008 | The National Interest

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What a year it's been. [more]

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