Tag: Australian journalism
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Helen Garner on the Mushroom Murders Trial: Her Take for Good Weekend
Introduction: A Journalist’s Dilemma Meets a Notorious Case When a high-profile trial grabs the nation’s attention, public figures with a long history of reading the room—like Australian author Helen Garner—often offer a fresh, measured perspective. Garner’s response to the so-called “mushroom murders” case, which dominated headlines and courtroom chatter, is not merely an opinion piece…
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Helen Garner on the ‘Mushroom Murders’ Trial: A Reader’s Perspective
What Helen Garner’s reaction tells us about this landmark trial When a high-profile courtroom drama captures the nation, it’s not only the facts of the case that command attention. It’s the way the story is told, who gets to tell it, and what those tellings reveal about our values. That is the angle Helen Garner…