Tag: Helen Garner
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Helen Garner on the Mushroom Murders Trial: A Critical Take
Helen Garner weighs in on a notorious case In a culture hungry for courtroom detail and narrative drama, Australian author Helen Garner has once again surprised readers with a measured, literary response to a high-profile trial. The so-called “mushroom murders” case, which captured headlines and sparked countless debates about motive, strategy, and the media’s role,…
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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…