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* Contents derived from the 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Fugitive Art : An Interview with Barry Humphries, single work interview (p. 149-168)
- Standing Up for Myself, single work biography (p. 175-179)
- Tim and Debbie : Cairns, Mary Kenneally , Stephen Blackburn , single work drama (p. 180-181)
- Tim and Debbie : Genetic Engineering, single work drama (p. 181)
- Tim and Debbie : Time Rap, Mary Kenneally , Stephen Blackburn , single work drama (p. 181-183)
- Lessons From the Master, single work prose (p. 184-187)
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Why I Wrote a Short Story Called 'Diesel Epiphany',
single work
prose
Astley explains how the tedium of travel affects her, but recalls a delightful experience with an elderly train conductor in Germany. Finding they shared a love of classical music made for a delightful journey.
- Fire, single work short story (p. 197-202)
- Ultimate Career Moves : A Sharp in the Flat Business, single work short story (p. 203-206)
- Real Work and How to Avoid It : The Phrenzied Phrenologist, single work short story (p. 205-206)
- Lower Me Down, single work biography (p. 207-211)
- Political Satire in Sydney, single work criticism (p. 223-227)
- The Joke After God, single work criticism (p. 228-235)
- Disobedience, single work short story (p. 236-245)
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A Chook Loose in the Top Paddock
The Chook in the Australian Unconscious,
single work
essay
Brett posits the view that for most Australians the chook 'symbolises the precariousness of our social order ... For the chook symbolises the forces, both inner and outer, which we fear we have not conquered, and it does so by being a uniquely Australian comic figure.'
- Mo, single work biography (p. 250-253)
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Pygmies of the Passing Hour : The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse,
single work
review
— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; (p. 270-278) - To London, single work short story (p. 279-283)
- Boots, sequence short story (p. 279-291)
- Sukhorn, single work short story (p. 283-286)
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