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Brisbane schoolteacher Karen Tyrrell will never forget that fateful morning in February 2003 when student Allie Broadhurst (not her real name) walked into her classroom with her parents. “I withdrew into silent panic, breaking out into a cold sweat,” Karen said. “They (the Broadhursts) had made false accusations and complaints against teachers and our school. Nobody wanted to teach this girl anymore or her elder brother.” The … [Read more...]
You don’t have to look far beyond our shores to hear some extraordinary voices. Voices like Kate Forsyth, Anita Heiss, Melina Marchetta, Kate Grenville, Margo Lanagan, Nikki Gemmell, Isobelle Carmody, Fiona McIntosh, Randa Abdel-Fatah, Nicole Murphy and other Australian women writers. In the big wide world of books and bestsellers, Australian women are certainly up there with the best of them and they are paving the way for new and emerging … [Read more...]
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