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On Money by Rick Morton
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Money makes the world go round, but does it make us happy? Money is one of the most fraught subjects; it raises powerful emotions in all of us. Too much money often corrupts people - too little can make people feel desperate. Growing up in rural Queensland, journalist Rick Morton has known poverty ...Show more
On Secrets (On Series) by Annika Smethurst
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On June 4, Federal Police raided the home of Walkley award-winning journalist Annika Smethurst, changing her life forever. Police claim they were investigating the publication of classified information, her employer called it a 'dangerous act of intimidation', Smethurst believes she was simply doing her ...Show more
En Route (On Series) by Juliana Engberg
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It's almost impossible to get lost these days; the fastest and most direct route arrives with the press of a few keys. But what of the joys of unexpected discoveries off the grid? En Route is an ode to wandering through time and place, meeting personalities with no fixed addresses. Assisted by her GPS ...Show more
On Artists (On Series) by Ashleigh Wilson
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The #MeToo movement is overturning a clich� that has forgiven bad behaviour for years: to be creative is to be prone to eccentricity, madness, addiction and excess. No longer can artists be excused from the standards of conduct that apply to us all. But if we denounce the artist, then what becomes of th ...Show more
On Obsession (on series) by Malcolm Knox
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Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this essay contemplates obsession. Discussing topics such as love, Marcel Proust, soul mates in fiction, numerical palindromes, and bloodlines, among other fixations, this personal examination exp ...Show more
On Passion (On Series) by Dorothy Porter
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In On Passion celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy Porter's 'drug of choice' was none other than romantic love and that 'some of the most deeply passionate experiences of [her] life happened between the cov ...Show more
On Sleep (On Series) by Fleur Anderson
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On Sleep is the story of our love-hate relationship with slumber. Part-time insomniac Fleur Anderson ponders the big questions: Why can't I sleep? Do politicians and other high-fliers ever admit they too are exhausted? Do they get enough sleep to make sensible decisions? Where is society heading, and wh ...Show more
On Ecstasy (On Series) by Barrie Kosky
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Part of a series that pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with important themes in life, this biographical essay considers the concept of ecstasy, both its intense joy and delight as well as its power and terror. Compelling and entertaining, this biographical essay includes anecdotes ...Show more
On Freedom (On Series) by Tory Shepherd
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They're labelled as selfish, as 'deliberately barren', and sometimes as crazy old cat ladies, but increasingly women are choosing to be childfree. Over the next few decades couples without children are set to outnumber those who have them. Tory Shepherd looks at how women's freedom to choose motherhood ...Show more
On Resilience (On Series) by Elisabeth Wynhausen
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Elizabeth Wynhausen tells the story of an extraordinary inspirational character and reflects on the mysterious quality that is resilience. A humorous, irreverent essay that arrives at contentment and joy....
On Hate (On Series) by Tim Soutphommasane
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How is hate shaping our society? With the troubling rise of nationalist populism and the return of race politics, it's time to question the powers at play. On Hate is an urgent call for citizens to defend democracy against extremism.
On Merit (On Series) by Paula Matthewson
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'Real equality is when a female mediocre fool gets the same job that a male mediocre fool has now.' Amanda Vanstone Merit has very little to do with the increasing dominance of men in the modern Liberal Party. Yet Liberal women continue to defend it. Until now. On Meritexplores this imbalance, its impli ...Show more