Tony Birch
Australian writer and academic known for fiction and non-fiction about working-class and Indigenous experiences, author of the short story collection Dark As Last Night and other books.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 51min
Encore: Tony Birch — op shop fever and old Fitzroy
Tony Birch, an acclaimed Australian writer who explores working-class and Indigenous life, shares vivid Fitzroy memories from op-shop rituals to scavenging for firewood. He recounts a jolting middle-class Christmas stay, sly grog operations, street smarts born of demolition and loss, and how objects and places shape storytelling.
