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Appraising the pandemic (or, the virus time of global warming)

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By Tess Smurthwaite, Lynda Ng
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Alexis Wright’s first novel in a decade—Praiseworthy—falls into this latter category. Wright came to international attention in 2006 with Carpentaria, a landmark in Australian fiction that helped pave the way for the current renaissance of Aboriginal literature. She is known for pushing the boundaries of the English language, using the novel to assert Aboriginal culture as inherently modern, adaptive and—most crucially—sustainable.
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Yulendj Boonwurrung

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By Tess Smurthwaite
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The history of the first people of Melbourne—the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boonwurrung The area we today call Melbourne was part of the estate of the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan. The Yaluk-ut Weelam were a clan of the Boonwurrung—one of the five language groups of the confederacy known as the Kulin. Dang, sorry. This is only available to a Meanjin subscriber. But we can fix that. It\’s just $100 for a print subscription, $5 for a monthly digital subscription, and $50 for an annual digital subscription.
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Cultural Cringe

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By Tess Smurthwaite
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