Meanjin Vol 76, No 2

A tinge of sadness in this June 2017 edition of Meanjin : it includes the last Commonplace column filed by John Clarke before his death in April. Published with the kind permission of his family it is a beautifully turned and now poignant piece. Clarke's longtime home, the ABC, is the subject of the major essay in this Meanjin edition. Margaret Simons takes a long hard look at the broadcaster's past and present . and a future very much in contest. Katharine Murphy 'who'd be a politician'; Terry