English Language – ABC – Off the Page
Meet Off The Page, a new ABC Arts original iview series examining the art of words in all their forms.
Books – Death of Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough: Internationally acclaimed Australian author dies aged 77 Internationally acclaimed Australian author Colleen McCullough has died in hospital on Norfolk Island, aged 77. The popular writer was most well known for her sweeping family drama, The Thorn Birds, set on a remote sheep station in outback Australia. The book, which sold 30 million copies…
Radio – 774 ABC Melbourne – Interview with Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian
With Richard Glover of 702 ABC Sydney on leave, this morning I tuned in to Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne. Like Glover, Epstein is an experienced journalist, and [this morning] he was interviewing Alan Rusbridge, Editor of The Guardian. To listen to the interview, click here.
News – Book Depository to establish Australian supply?
Book Depository to establish Australian supply? Listen now Download audio Monday 24 November 2014 10:05AM In 2011 Nick Sherry, the then Small Business Minister said ‘In five years, other than a few specialist booksellers in capital cities, we will not see a bookstore, they will cease to exist.’ Despite his dire prediction that the growing…
Radio and TV – ABC Budget Cuts
ABC cuts: Managing director Mark Scott announces more than 400 jobs to go By Jessica Kidd and staff Updated 10 minutes agoMon 24 Nov 2014, 10:54am PHOTO: Managing director of the ABC, Mark Scott, outlines how the national broadcaster will make $254 million in savings over five years. (ABC News) RELATED STORY: ABC news division…