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Paperbackpackers

They’re cashedup layabouts, bashed-up by public opinion and washed-up in Bondi. Now, as Barry Divola tells, the modern backpacker is caught in print. Read more

Write Wing

They’re the soy on your sushi, the floss in your bathroom, the slip on your pillowcase – life’s silent essentials. Without going all Tracy Grimshaw on you, it’s fair to say that volunteers really are the Festival’s unsung heroes. Read more

Bureaus down to the wire

Foreign affairs journalism is in crisis from inadequate funding and the closure of many overseas bureaus, according to foreign correspondents speaking at the Festival. Read more

The Candy man can

Luke Davies’ mum says he’s like Britney Spears – airing his dirty laundry in public. Read more

The power of two

Two writers profile literary mentors, with very different styles. Read more