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Graeme Murphy is ballet’s fearless leader

Ten classic works reimagined by the dancer & choreographer. First published by The Australian Ballet.

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Two dancers, one in a red feathered costume.

Dancing to de-feet Parkinson’s

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There’s still a lot that's unknown about Parkinson’s disease. But as research progresses, dance stands out as a form of exercise helping to control symptoms and giving strength to those living with the condition.

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A woman in a black dress smiling, reaching out with an audience surrounding her.

Read up on: David Sedaris

A savant of razor-sharp and sardonic wit - don’t miss this evening with one of the world’s pre-eminent humour writers.

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Annabel Crabb on Australia’s parenthood trap

Following Annabel Crabb’s live talk at the Opera House, read an extract from her Quarterly Essay ‘Men at Work: Australia’s Parenthood Trap’.

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Dancing with Zadie Smith

Sisonke Msimang on the playful call and response of the British writer

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Soul-searching with Pepe the Frog

In the final piece out of the Antidote and Sweatshop Writing Mentorship, Tiffany Fong looks at the dangerous, cult-like appeal of the alt-right to a generation seeking community and meaning.

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A person holding a poster with a frog on.

Mother tongues and minor feelings

Recipient of the Antidote and Sweatshop Mentorship for Diverse Emerging Writers Joyce Chew on family, language and the “glittering visage of the Australian ‘fair go’”.

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There’s a bomb in my closet

Adrian Mouhajer, recipient of the Highly Commended award as part of Antidote's Mentoring Program for Emerging Writers from Diverse Backgrounds, writes about the complexities of being queer, Arab and Muslim in Australia 20 years after 9/11.

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Buildings up in smoke from 9/11.

Now you see us

Recipient of the Antidote and Sweatshop Mentorship Program for Diverse Emerging Writers Patricia Arcilla writes about the “tidiness” of #StopAsianHate in the face of deeper systemic problems.

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A crowd of people in masks with a sign titled 'Stop Asian Hate'.

The education conversation Australia has to have

Finnish educator and author Pasi Sahlberg writes on the chasm of inequality that exists in the Australian school system.

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