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Very much looking forward to August 6, when, all going well, the Mars Science Lab (MSL) 'Curiosity' will land on Mars! Canberra Deep Space Network (CDSN) Tidbinbilla will be at the forefront on the…

WHEN WE HAVE WINGS has been shortlisted for Best First Fiction in the 2012 Ned Kelly Awards.

Author Michael Pryor asked me to write about my favourite book from childhood. Choosing a favourite book is impossible; would it be The Jungle Book or The Silver Chair, The Lord of the Rings or…

Camille Seaman is an amazing photographer whose work I've just seen for the first time. The Atlantic has published a stunning photoessay on supercell storms; if you've read WHEN WE HAVE WINGS, you'll…

The judges have shortlisted five essays for this year's Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, which is worth a total of $10,000. They are 'The Last Space Waltz? Reflections on 2001: A Space Odyssey…

... the advancement of technology, and how that impacts on society as a whole, was spot on, an extrapolation to a not-too-distant future rooting exactly where we are today. And the writing itself is…

'Despite the dead body found on the first page, and one of the narrators being a hard-bitten PI, ‘When we have wings’ is not your classic crime novel. It could have many labels: speculative fiction,…

A review from the Sisters in Crime Australia website: Despite the dead body found on the first page, and one of the narrators being a hard-bitten PI, ‘When we have wings’ is not your classic crime…

We need to grow up, stop shirking our responsibility and manage our power: The tipping point study in Nature: David Roberts at Grist quoting Christopher Mims: 'He frames things this way: The Earth…

Panel: Splicing Genres Friday 16:00 (60 Minutes) Backyard Speculation Saturday 10:00 (60 Minutes) Humanity Enhanced Saturday 15:00 (60 Minutes) Readings Saturday 16:00 (60 Minutes)Claire Corbett,…