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Welcome to GR Online, a series of short-form articles that take aim at the moving target of contemporary culture as it’s whisked along the guide rails of innovations in digital media, globalisation and late-stage capitalism.

The Backstory #3: Returning fire to Australia’s landscapes

I speak to Aboriginal people on the ground about how they are reconnecting with traditional practices that have been used for thousands of years to prevent destructive fires and revitalise the bush landscape.

By Nance Haxton

At the Russian restaurant: Audio edition

Listen to Lee Kofman read aloud her short story 'At the Russian restaurant', a vivid tale of love, belonging...

By Lee Kofman

The town turns over: Audio edition

Listen to author Laura Elvery read aloud her short story 'The town turns over', a poignant exploration of ageing,...

By Laura Elvery

The Backstory #2: Trust and press freedom

Join Nance Haxton for the latest instalment of Griffith Review's The Backstory podcast as she investigates 'Matters of Trust' through the prism...

By Nance Haxton

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(The Veblen Good)

At last year’s Queensland Literary Awards, David Thomas Henry Wright received the QUT Digital Literature Award for an exceptional...

By David Thomas Henry Wright

could be

(Callerya megasperma family Fabaceae. Native wisteria.) Australian-style mimesis is native daphne, frangipani, gardenia, violet … Is Callerya megasperma, native wisteria....

By Moya Costello

Gallipoli: the unmaking of a nation?
Barry Jones

Launch speech for Griffith Review 48: Enduring Legacies at Readings, CarltonWednesday, 22 April 2015I eagerly accepted the invitation to...

Family first

When my teenage twin sister told me she was pregnant, I became angry. I called her a 'slut' and...

By Raphaela Rosella

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