Adelaide artist Sera Waters' delicate but dark embroideries investigate the role that women played in the colonisation of South Australia.

What do you know about the 100 000 people who flooded the streets in protest in Australia in 1917? History, art, and a censored film.

The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O’Flynn has been shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin. The novel is loosely based on the life of Australian writer Eve Langley whose legacy has largely been forgotten.

Australian Graffiti is a play by Disapol Savetsila, the youngest playwright ever to have his work performed at the Sydney Theatre Company.

Dennis Glover's new novel shows that George Orwell's entire life was a preparation for the writing of 1984.

Why would a man remove his front doorknob, paint the door black, and shut out the world?

Australian contemporary art is on show in Berlin in a group exhibition curated by artist Del Kathryn Barton.

Rapping an ode to Mr Darcy (or, rather, to Colin Firth and his wet white shirt)

If you are a fan of Jane Austen's novels, which is your favourite and why?

Australian writer Andrea Goldsmith reflects on the ways in which reading Jane Austen has fired up her imagination