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Kathryn Shine

Kathryn Shine

Canberra Times

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‘Next time bring my daughter’: Barbara Demick reunited a Chinese family with the stolen ‘missing twin’ adopted in the US

Barbara Demick’s report on the links between China’s stolen children and international adoptions started a life-changing chain of extraordinary...

07.07.2025 10

The Conversation

Kathryn Shine

‘An unclenching of the soul’: Geraldine Brooks’ raw, gentle grief memoir has helped me navigate my own mourning

In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks processes the sudden death of her husband of 35 years, and shares how other cultures make space for grieving.

18.02.2025 10

The Conversation

Kathryn Shine

RFK Jr’s animal antics are bizarre – but his treatment of women, along with a litany of Kennedy men, is far more disturbing

America’s first family has been in the news again recently. This time, the focus has been Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. After nominating as an...

03.09.2024 1

The Conversation

Kathryn Shine