In The Age Amanda Dunn reports on A loss for words: winning books hit the dust, as:
Of the 53 books that have been awarded the Miles Franklin since its inception in 1957, 20 are no longer in print in this country, feeding into a growing debate about how Australia values its literary history and the cultural contribution of its finest writers.In a separate article, "the first of a series, we ask whether we need to establish a canon of our greatest authors", Losing our local flavour. And they also have a editorial, lamenting that The nation's literary heritage is gathering dust