‘A cultural icon’: axed Australian literary journal Meanjin finds new life in Queensland
The 85-year-old magazine will return to the city for which it was named after a successful bid by Queensland University of TechnologyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe literary journal Meanjin will return to the city...
<p>The 85-year-old magazine will return to the city for which it was named after a successful bid by Queensland University of Technology</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/11/politics-liberal-party-spill-sussan-ley-labor-anthony-albanese-herzog-protests-sydney-canberra-melbourne-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The literary journal Meanjin will return to the city it was born in that bears its Indigenous name.</p><p>The Queensland University of Technology announced on Wednesday it had acquired the 85-year-old journal, whose <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/04/meanjin-close-melbourne-university-publishing">life was cut short by Melbourne University Press</a> in September.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/11/meanjin-literary-journal-new-life-queensland-australia">Continue reading...</a>
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