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In a genre full of tropes, authors are able to push the mould and bring marginalised characters to the fore to create a truer picture of life in the outback

Learn about some of the crime-fiction reads in the collection and how they can help readers learn more about Australian culture, history and place.

Indigenous crime fiction doesn't fit into the normal award-winning literary mould, yet this Moruya author is pushing the...

Indigenous crime fiction doesn't fit into the normal award-winning literary mould, yet this Moruya author is pushing the...

Influential jurist Barron Field introduced the concept of terra nullius into the law of colonial Australia. His poetry provides crucial insights into his thinking.

Indigenous crime fiction is rare, but Darug writer Julie Janson's new novel Madukka the River Serpent explores systemic violence and connection to Country within a story centred on the mysterious disappearance of an “ecological hero” in an outback town.

In his latest novel, Gregory Day forces the reader to slow down and attend to the ecology of place.

Learn more about the Thunderbirds and the spirit animals on Colorado's Grand Mesa:

Learn more about the Thunderbirds and the spirit animals on Colorado's Grand Mesa:

Learn more about the Thunderbirds and the spirit animals on Colorado's Grand Mesa: