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Podcast series from The Conversation where children ask academics questions wins gold at the British Podcast Awards.
The Conversation audio team celebrates success at the Publisher Podcast Awards.
Michelle de Kretser has won the Stella Prize for the first time. Her winning novel, Theory & Practice, is currently longlisted for the Miles Franklin.
From the cold war to civil rights to Trump 2.0, award ceremonies have always been stages for activism.
Despite winning awards at festival after festival, the film has been unable to find a company to distribute it in the US.
Five Australians were nominated for Golden Globes: three for motion pictures and two in television.
It is ‘awards season’ for schools, when students, teachers and families gather for speech days. Research shows giving awards to kids children can be more harmful than helpful.
Unhappy workers who want to quit can’t be forced to work. But in some circumstances they can be penalised for breaching terms of their contract.
The winners of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced – and they’re a diverse bunch of books, with a focus on reconnection, regeneration, questioning and beauty.
More than 1,000 literary figures so far have signed an open letter protesting the cancellation of an award ceremony to honour Palestinian writer Adania Shibli.
L'Huillier was busy teaching when she her Nobel prize was awarded.
Big-name awards can certainly be a boon for Black filmmakers and actors. But they don’t reflect the breakthroughs that have been made in the types of Black stories that are getting told.
She doesn’t have the most streams or biggest sales figures but she does have a die-hard fan base.
A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat affects the environment, and an effort to track bushfire damage are among the winners at Australia’s leading scientific awards.
We need to value the recognition of great Canadian comic writing and ensure it’s judged equitably.
Because bias is learned from a very early age, reading and learning about diverse experiences cannot start too soon. Here are five Australian picture books that centre on queer stories.
Loudly proclaiming your dislikes isn’t snobbery. There can be a power and poetry to putrescence.
The story of child poverty in 1980s Glasgow speaks to current concerns across the UK.
By removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to each league’s MVP, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America acknowledged Landis’ role in upholding segregation.
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