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David Hastings

David Hastings is an Australian/New Zealand journalist and historian. He began working as a copy boy on the Melbourne Sun in 1970 and ended in 2013 as editor of the Weekend Herald. His published histories include Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885Extra! Extra! How the People Made the News, and The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie: Murder, Politics and Revenge in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand.

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Erik Jensen in conversation with Quentin Sprague about What Artists See

Carlton Courthouse 349 Drummond Street, Carlton, VIC

We are delighted to invite you to a conversation between Quentin Sprague and Eric Jensen about What Artists See. Quentin Sprague is an award-winning author and art critic. His work appears widely,...

Launch: Unseen by Penelope Jackson (North Caulfield)

Lauraine Diggins Fine Art 5 Malakoff Street, North Caulfield, VIC

Monash University Publishing and Lauraine Diggins Fine Art are delighted to invite you to the launch of Unseen: Art and Crime in Australia by Penelope Jackson. Please join us for a conversation between Penelope...

Launch: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan (Melbourne CBD)

Hill of Content Bookshop Level 2, 86 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Monash University Publishing is delighted to invite you to the launch of The Curious Diplomat: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Diplomacy by Lachlan Strahan. From the Indo-Pacific and...

Book launch: Righting My World by Dennis Altman (Gleebooks)

Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales

In conversation with Anne Summers A collection of writings over the past half-century from the acclaimed professor of politics and gay rights activist. From the inauguration of Richard Nixon to...