Bruce Bennett AO was Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. A Rhodes scholar, he was a graduate of the Universities of Western Australia, Oxford and London and a Doctor of Letters from UNSW. He held visiting appointments at universities in Asia, Europe and North America. He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Bruce died in April 2012. His books include An Australian Compass (1991), Spirit in Exile: Peter Porter and His Poetry (1991), The Oxford Literary History of Australia (1998), Australian Short Fiction (2002), Homing In (2006) and The Spying Game: An Australian Angle (2012).
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From a Distant Shore
Bruce Bennett and Anne Pender
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From a Distant Shore
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In conversation: Catherine Gay discusses Australian Girls (Canberra)
University House Hotel
1 Balmain Crescent, Acton, ACT
In conversation event to launch Australian Girls: Growing Up in the Nineteenth Century. Join Emily Gallagher (National Centre of Biography) in conversation with Catherine Gay to celebrate the launch of Australian...
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Canberra Writers Festival: She Who Tastes, Knows: Food & Storytelling
Cafe Stepping Stone Dickson
8 Hawdon Place, Dickson, ACT
Women have joined hands to prepare food as an act of love for family, community and culture for millennia. Passing on recipes and cooking together can preserve cultural memory, empower...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Climate, Chaos & COP 31
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House
18 King George Terrace, Canberra, ACT
With geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Testing the Body
Liangis Theatre, National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT
Writing about how bodies are tested – through terrible abrupt accident, gruelling ultra-marathon and the simple reality of ageing – can open profound questions about what matters in life. Join...
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Queenscliffe Literary Festival: Herstory: Hidden, Forgotten, Reclaimed
Queenscliff Town Hall
50 Learmonth St, Queenscliff, VIC
Three remarkable women share three extraordinary stories of courage, discovery and resilience. Lisa Wilkinson introduces Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden; Diana Thorp reveals the secret world of Australian women code breakers...
Events
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In conversation: Catherine Gay discusses Australian Girls (Canberra)
University House Hotel 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton, ACTIn conversation event to launch Australian Girls: Growing Up in the Nineteenth Century. Join Emily Gallagher (National Centre of Biography) in conversation with Catherine Gay to celebrate the launch of Australian...
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Canberra Writers Festival: She Who Tastes, Knows: Food & Storytelling
Cafe Stepping Stone Dickson 8 Hawdon Place, Dickson, ACTWomen have joined hands to prepare food as an act of love for family, community and culture for millennia. Passing on recipes and cooking together can preserve cultural memory, empower...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Climate, Chaos & COP 31
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House 18 King George Terrace, Canberra, ACTWith geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Testing the Body
Liangis Theatre, National Portrait Gallery King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACTWriting about how bodies are tested – through terrible abrupt accident, gruelling ultra-marathon and the simple reality of ageing – can open profound questions about what matters in life. Join...
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Queenscliffe Literary Festival: Herstory: Hidden, Forgotten, Reclaimed
Queenscliff Town Hall 50 Learmonth St, Queenscliff, VICThree remarkable women share three extraordinary stories of courage, discovery and resilience. Lisa Wilkinson introduces Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden; Diana Thorp reveals the secret world of Australian women code breakers...
