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    December 23, 2017 – January 26, 2018  |  No. 188

    December 23, 2017 – January 26, 2018  |  No. 188

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    December 23, 2017 – January 26, 2018  |  No. 188

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    December 23, 2017 – January 26, 2018  |  No. 188

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    December 23, 2017 – January 26, 2018 Edition No. 188

    News

    It’s all John Howard’s fault Mike Seccombe

    Exclusive: How the Greens failed me over rape Anonymous

    Murdoch and the royal commission

    Nationals' power plays Karen Middleton

    Looking back in anger Martin McKenzie-Murray

    President Trump: A year in the strife Hamish McDonald

    Opinion

    Religious school discrimination Lyndsay Connors

    Spoiled for Joyce Paul Bongiorno

    Gadfly: Ding Dong! Merrily on high-vis Richard Ackland

    Letters & Editorial

    Geoff Pryor cartoon, December 23 2017 Geoff Pryor

    The Australian Belligerence

    Combined effort needed on Manus

    Culture

    Theatre director Elizabeth LeCompte Josephine Tovey

    ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Christos Tsiolkas

    Designer Mary Featherston Jennifer Down

    Horne Prize: The Limit of the World Kerryn Goldsworthy

    The Licorice Straps Elliot Perlman

    Books

    Best Books of 2017 #1 Reviewer: FL

    Best Books of 2017 #2 Reviewer: AF

    Food

    Roast turkey with mustard mayonnaise, bacon and sage Andrew McConnell

    Wines of summer

    Life

    Songlines and ancient stories Karen Middleton

    Pets in the garden Helen Razer

    Sign of lacrosse: Sarah Mollison, 30, lacrosse player Jack Kerr

    The Quiz

    Delft pottery comes from which country? Cindy MacDonald

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