Stephen Edgar News Today

The Philistines remain with us as a permanent fixture of our culture and have always been a conspicuous element in society. For this reason, and bearing in mind the extraordinary and lamentable meltdown of our education systems, it is against considerable odds that poetry-writing continues to flourish in Australia.

Minutes later, the baby girl was born weeks before she was expected.

Callouts for 2024 exhibition programming, composer-in-residence program, plus winners of Brisbane Portrait Prize, finalists for emerging playwright commission and more.

A Line in the Sand is a useful anthology to gauge the work of the main players and provide instruction and inspiration for would-be poets.

Northern Ireland’s largest athletics competition, firmus energy Fab 5, returned for the fourth event in the series at the Mary Peters Track in Belfast.

Sarah-Holland Batt will guide you through the thickets of contemporary Australian poetry.

Sarah-Holland Batt will guide you through the thickets of contemporary Australian poetry.

Sarah-Holland Batt will guide you through the thickets of contemporary Australian poetry.

Sarah-Holland Batt will guide you through the thickets of contemporary Australian poetry.

The week in photos from the award-winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.