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John Rickard is the author of Australia: A Cultural History (2017). In his youth he worked as an actor and singer.

John Rickard reviews 'The Australians: Insiders and outsiders on the national character since 1770' edited by John Hirst

Published in November 2007, no. 296
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John Rickard reviews 'Nobody’s Valentine: Letters in the life of Valentine Alexa Leeper 1900–2001' by Marion Poynter

Published in February 2009, no. 308
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John Rickard reviews 'The Master: The life and work of Edward H. Sugden' edited by Renate Howe

Published in September 2010, no. 324
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John Rickard reviews 'Judith Anderson: Australian star, first lady of the American stage' by Desley Deacon

Published in March 2020, no. 419
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The Dressmaker: A Musical Adaptation (Monash University)

Published in ABR Arts
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John Rickard reviews 'Collecting for the Nation: The Australiana Fund' edited by Jennifer Sanders

Published in December 2017, no. 397
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John Rickard reviews 'The Enigmatic Mr Deakin' by Judith Brett

Published in September 2017, no. 394
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John Rickard reviews 'Of Labour and Liberty: Distributism in Victoria 1891–1966' by Race Mathews

Published in June-July 2017, no. 392
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John Rickard reviews 'Divas: Mathilde Marchesi and her pupils' by Roger Neill

Published in January–February 2017, no. 388
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'On John Foster' by John Rickard

Published in May 2016, no. 381
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