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Joanne Anderton

Joanne Anderton

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What will Australia be like in 2058? A new novel imagines division, unemployment – and activism

What will Australia be like in 2058? A new novel imagines division, unemployment – and activism

Andrew Roff’s debut novel, Here Are My Demands, looks forward to an imagined future – but seems more concerned with now.

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Joanne Anderton

Escape to space with the ultra-rich , or live frugally amid eco-disaster ? Jennifer Mills imagines a divided near future

Salvage is a heartbreaking, life-affirming Australian dystopia that centres human connection – as the rich search for ways to escape and the poor...

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Joanne Anderton

No one knows why the nine-year -olds are dying. Chris Flynn’s novel invites us to question existence itself

Supernatural thriller or character-driven thought experiment? Chris Flynn’s Orpheus Nine imagines the personal toll of a tipping point for our...

04.04.2025 10

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Joanne Anderton

Do artists have a duty to speak truth to power? A wild new story of an autocratic Australia believes the future is ours to make

Jordan Prosser’s debut novel, Big Time, is a time-travelling, mind-bending love letter to art and creativity, set in a dystopian near future. It...

12.08.2024 10

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Joanne Anderton