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Jamie Oliver’s novel has been withdrawn due to its ‘damaging and disrespectful’ portrayal of First Nations people. Here is how non-Indigenous writers need to approach it: First Nations people first.
Melissa Lucashenko’s latest novel is an epic, affirming pathways for Indigenous futures – and she gifts us with characters impossible not to invest in.
This prize confirms Melissa Lucashenko’s status as one of Australia’s top writers of contemporary fiction.
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
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Research Associate, James Cook University
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Associate Professor In Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Forrest Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, English & Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia