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The latest entry in The Enthusiast's literary magazine primers might seem better conversation fodder for Christmas at Grandma's, but it might be high time to look twice at Meanjin.

While the folk at The Monthly bicker over who gets to set the agenda for Australian public affairs discourse, a new magazine of long-format journalism quietly launches in Sydney.