In the ongoing battle between the printed press and the e-book, team Kindle may be gaining ground. But there's one domain where the book will always be king: when you want to drill a ceramic light fixture into it.

The most important historical records of Australia’s gold rush were discovered by accident in a suburban garden shed. How they got there we don’t know, but that’s a pretty Aussie way to store our heritage.

Not so long ago, the idea of a Tassie whisky industry seemed quaint. Now, with nine working distilleries on the island, something serious is going on...

You wouldn't expect to find talks about designer suburbs, presidential campaigns, conceptual art and the soft power of Tasmania at a writer's festival. But the 2013 Sydney Writers' Festival thwarts expectations.