Lingua Franca - Program podcast Folgen

The novels and stories of the famously stop-at-home Australian writer Gerald Murnane are typically set in interiorised worlds of mind and memory. And though he has spent his life within a circumscribed area in the state of Victoria, Australia, his writing tells of an intimacy with the landscape of Hungary, without ever having been there or seen it. Then, after retirement, he taught himself the Hungarian language, just so that he could read the original language version of a particular book that had deeply impressed him when he had read its translation into English, many years ago.

The winning finalists—on the state and territory level in Australia—of the 'It's never too late to learn to read' short-story competition, have now been announced so the voting is open for the overall winner in the people's choice.

Fully (sic) is Crikey’s language blog, set up by Piers Kelly as a forum for ‘discerning word nerds’. With a focus on language issues in the political life of Australia, it also comments on shifts in Aussie vernacular, such as the use of ‘ass’ rather than ‘arse’.