Two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book supports that idea. It is bold and, once again, a heady mix of serious intellectual inquiry with beautifully observed characterisation and formal play. On this episode of Read This, Michael sits down with Michelle for a conversation about Theory & Practice and she reveals why writing it felt so different to all of her other books.

Two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book supports that idea. It is bold and, once again, a heady mix of serious intellectual inquiry with beautifully observed characterisation and formal play. On this episode of&nbsp;Read This, Michael sits down with Michelle for a conversation about&nbsp;Theory &amp; Practice&nbsp;and she reveals why writing it felt so different to all of her other books.

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Read This: This Is Not Michelle de Kretser

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For years, Donald Trump’s attacks on the media were treated as part of the spectacle of his politics. Now, three major news organisations have had their White House passes revoked – and Trump says others could follow.

Here in Australia, we’re seeing Pauline Hanson follow the same playbook – with One Nation repeatedly deciding which news organisations can attend its press conferences. But unlike America, press freedom in Australia has remarkably few legal protections backing it.

So what happens when politicians stop respecting the rules we’ve simply assumed they would follow?

Today, journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, on how fragile press freedom is in Australia and why we’ve relied for so long on convention rather than law.

 

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Guest: Journalist and press freedom advocate, Peter Greste

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For years, Donald Trump&rsquo;s attacks on the media were treated as part of the spectacle of his politics. Now, three major news organisations have had their White House passes revoked &ndash; and Trump says others could follow.
Here in Australia, we&rsquo;re seeing Pauline Hanson follow the same playbook &ndash; with One Nation repeatedly deciding which news organisations can attend its press conferences. But unlike America, press freedom in Australia has remarkably few legal protections backing it.
So what happens when politicians stop respecting the rules we&rsquo;ve simply assumed they would follow?
Today, journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, on how fragile press freedom is in Australia and why we&rsquo;ve relied for so long on convention rather than law.
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Guest: Journalist and press freedom advocate, Peter Greste
Photo:&nbsp;AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Could Australia’s media survive Trump-style attacks?

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It’s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn’t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we’re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.

One of the ways we’re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines – a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.

Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government’s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.

 

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Guest: Independent journalist, Nick Feik

Photo: Nauru Airlines

It&rsquo;s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn&rsquo;t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we&rsquo;re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.
One of the ways we&rsquo;re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines &ndash; a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.
Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government&rsquo;s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Independent journalist, Nick Feik
Photo:&nbsp;Nauru Airlines

The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying

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One of the defining themes of Donald Trump's presidencies has been his war against the media.

Last week, he banned journalists from three media outlets from the White House, saying he’s had enough of the negative stories about him. This week, those outlets sued him over the ban.

And just last year he proved no one’s off limits,  taking media mogul Rupert Murdoch to court in a ten-billion-dollar lawsuit that’s still playing out – all over another story he didn’t much like.

Today, journalist and author Gabriel Sherman on the battle of the titans between Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch – and who really holds the power in this twisted transactional relationship.

 

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Guest: Journalist and author Gabriel Sherman

Photo: EPA/Samuel Corum and Kevin Lamarque via AP

One of the defining themes of Donald Trump's presidencies has been his war against the media.
Last week, he banned journalists from three media outlets from the White House, saying he&rsquo;s had enough of the negative stories about him. This week, those outlets sued him over the ban.
And just last year he proved no one&rsquo;s off limits,&nbsp; taking media mogul Rupert Murdoch to court in a ten-billion-dollar lawsuit that&rsquo;s still playing out &ndash; all over another story he didn&rsquo;t much like.
Today, journalist and author Gabriel Sherman on the battle of the titans between Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch &ndash; and who really holds the power in this twisted transactional relationship.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Journalist and author Gabriel Sherman
Photo:&nbsp;EPA/Samuel Corum and Kevin Lamarque via AP

Trump and Murdoch: The enemies who need each other

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