[1][2] It is published in hardcopy and online three times a year, and carries fiction and poetry by established and new authors as well as reviews and critical essays.
The Long Paddock is an online supplement, carrying additional material.
He published European and Australian literature together and wished to encourage 'cultural good relations between the mother and daughter countries'.
[5] Kenneth Slessor was editor from 1956 to 1961, and added the subtitle a review of Australian literature, and the academic discussion of local literature continued to develop as a focus.
[2] The title refers to a front of cold air coming from the south, bringing a quick cooling, and tempestuous conditions, after the heat of the day, referred to in Sydney as "southerly busters".