Plus: Big Weekend of Books is back
| | | | When Louisa Lim was growing up in Hong Kong, the King of Kowloon's wonky calligraphy was everywhere.
He painted on the lampposts and postboxes, flyovers and electricity boxes — transforming the cityscape and becoming a legendary figure.
Lim's quest to find out more about this man and his legacy turned into an eight-year search.
"I was on a fool's mission," she says, "a journalistic road to nowhere, but once I started, I couldn't stop."
You can hear more in our new series of RN Presents, available now on the ABC listen app.
This week, we've been marking NAIDOC Week with a range of stories and interviews celebrating Indigenous Australia.
One of my favourites tells the story of The Sunshine Club, a musical that pays tribute to the dance halls of 1950s Brisbane. Read more in this feature article from AWAYE!'s Rudi Bremer.
Then, learn all about how First Nations women are fighting for culturally safe birth options in this week's investigation from Background Briefing.
And it's time to start getting excited about RN's Big Weekend of Books, which this year is taking place on August 6 and 7.
Mark your diaries and share the news — and watch this space to find out more about the program over the coming weeks.
Until next time, Rosie Ryan, digital editor
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| | "He was a man so famous everybody knew him, yet such an enigma that nobody seemed to know anything about him," writes Louisa Lim. |
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| The fight to reclaim Black birthing |
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| Some First Nations women are rejecting hospitals to reclaim cultural birthing. Here's what they want you to know. |
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Indigenous musical celebrates 50s dance clubs |
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| The Sunshine Club celebrates the postwar equivalent of social media for Indigenous people, says writer and director Wesley Enoch. "The only way you got the gossip, or you met new people, or you got to exchange knowledge." |
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| | | Big Weekend of Books is back! |
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You're invited to the ABC's on-air writers' festival, taking place on the weekend of August 6 and 7.
Hear from incredible authors from around the world, hosted by your favourite RN presenters and some special guests.
Join our Facebook event to get important updates about the line-up and info about exclusive events. | | JOIN THE EVENT |
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It's been 40 years since Tim Winton burst on to the literary scene with his debut novel, An Open Swimmer.
Twenty-nine books later, he is one of Australia's most beloved writers and a four-time Miles Franklin winner.
Tim Winton will join Claire Nichols for an in-depth conversation at the ABC Studios in Perth on July 22, recorded for RN's Big Weekend of Books — and we want you to come along!
Entry is free, but registration is essential. | | REGISTER NOW |
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