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This sci-fi tale of avengers hunting polluters in a scorched Australian dystopia serves as an essential call to arms over global heating

Set centuries from now, this gripping tale of retribution against the corporations who fuelled climate breakdown has echoes of Cormac McCarthy

Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon as US president says he won’t back strikes on nuclear sites

After years of wrestling with difficult subject matter in secrecy, the Australian novelist talks about the grim future he has imagined for his latest novel, and how it can be avoided

When I got my first job in publishing in New York City, the managing editor offered me the following advice about reading the slush pile for potential new acquisitions: “Imagine you acquire the manuscript and publish the book. Now, can you think of five people you would recommend this book…

Treasurer points to lower spending; Israel shows no signs of de-escalation in new wave of strikes

This year's festival has more fiction than politics.

She has sold an estimated 40 million books.

He will talk about his latest novel at the Newcastle Writers Festival event.