‘That was really fucking rude’
The ABC’s Laura Tingle is copping a lot of heat for her comments at the Sydney Writers’ Festival over the weekend, but another interesting exchange set tongues wagging over the potato gems at the Old Clare Hotel, where authors stay.
On Friday afternoon, the festival hosted award-winning authors Melissa Lucashenko and David Marr, both promoting their respective new releases, Edenglassie and Killing for Country: A Family Story. The session — titled “Colonial Truths” and hosted by The Australian’s Matthew Condon, reportedly went a little too close to home at a point.
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