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Bookstore sets new stage for historic theatre
Dymocks is set to open a new flagship bookstore inside Rundle Mall’s mothballed Regent Theatre after an expensive refit.
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Dymocks is set to open a new flagship bookstore inside Rundle Mall’s mothballed Regent Theatre after an expensive refit.
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Last week’s federal budget continued the trend of declining government support for Australia’s written culture, with literature entrenched as the poor cousin of the arts.
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