In 1913, a young man, Jacob, leaves his remote village in Lithuania, fleeing the pograms that are destroying his home, his family, and friends. He travels to America, as so many have, and finds a new life there. At the other end of the Century,

Lucien Minor, or Lucy, hasn’t had a lot of success so far in his life. An unremarkable man, in an unremarkable village, he lacks ambition and social graces. Even his mother doesn’t seem very fond of Lucy, particularly after his father dies.

There is more information available to us now than to any people who have ever lived. The internet collapses space, makes available the answer to almost any question. Online purchases, metadata, and customer loyalty schemes provide the same function fo...

When the Romanovs came to power, Russia was weak - recovering from the chaos left by Ivan the terrible, and trapped between powerful neighbours. When their reign came to an end, the country was again in turmoil. But in between,

The United States has faced crippling droughts over the last decade - some of the worst in recorded history. Meanwhile, cities like Las Vegas, set smack in the middle of a desert, continue on as normal, and the dam levels drop. And drop.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied came to Australia as a baby – her parents left Sudan behind, as the repressive regime of Omar Al-Bashir consolidated power. Finding your feet in a foreign country is no easy task, and while her mother was an architect,

Justine Larbalestier is the author of award-winning books for Young Adults, including Liar, Razorhurst, and most recently My Sister Rosa, a psychological thriller set in New York City. There, Che has just turned seventeen. All he wants is to box,

Jaclyn Moriarty is the best-selling author, both in Australian and internationally,  of quirky, moving fiction for Young Adults, including Finding Cassie Crazy and Feeling Sorry for Celia. She joins us to talk about The Colours of Madeleine series. -

Journalism - the fourth estate. Holding the powerful to account and bringing us the stories that matter. At least in theory. With newspaper circulations declining, revenue falling precipitously, and public broadcasters under financial and political pre...

It’s been a turbulent time for politics in Australia – five Prime Ministers in five years, two one-term state governments. A revolving door of Premiers in NSW. What’s behind the turmoil? Is it all a matter of fractious individuals and poor policy choic...