In light of recent events
Who’s preferencing whom?December 5, 2011
Monthly Wire
Gail Bell’s “In the Rat Room” praised
An essay on animal cruelty in science published in the July Monthly has been commended by the judges in the 2011 Voiceless Media Prize for furthering debate on animal welfare via print and online journalism.
Gail Bell’s “In the Rat Room: Reflections on the Breeding House” received a special commendation for exploring the treatment of animals in testing environments.
The judges said Bell’s piece “Used the author’s own experience working as a laboratory assistant to reflect on the cruelty of vivisection, and explain her own journey to come to terms with the harsh realities of laboratory practices.”
The chairman of the judging panel, J M Coetzee, said the piece was “Well written, original and creative”.
Over 120 nominations were received from across Australia for the Voiceless Media Prizes, now in their third year.
Ghost notes: Simon Tedeschi’s ‘Fugitive’
A virtuoso memoir of music and trauma, and his experiences as a child prodigy, from the acclaimed Australian pianist
The quip and the dead: Steve Toltz’s ‘Here Goes Nothing’
A bleakly satirical look at death and the afterlife from the wisecracking author of ‘A Fraction of the Whole’
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Remembrance or forgetting?
The Australian War Memorial and the Great Australian Silence
Property damage
What will it take for Australia to fix the affordable housing crisis?
Present indicative: Daniel Johns’ ‘FutureNever’
The former Silverchair frontman’s second solo album lacks cohesion, but affords him space to excavate his past
