3. The great Australian emptiness. First of December 1972 | 12pm The paddocks surrounding Lance had a sense of leopard silence which engulfed him. This land was well-versed in eternity. It made its…
Simon: [After a pause, to MAL] I take it you’ll be barracking for Labor tonight?
Mal: [Looking at him] Well I don’t anticipate yelling myself hoarse, but I’m certainly hoping for a change of government. I take it we all are?1
• Don’s Party, David Williamson, 1971
1. The left-hand of Oakstand.
28th…