'The Flinders Ranges in South Australia are known for their rich Aboriginal history and now Barngarla woman Jonas Dare and Wiradjuri woman Jaja Dare are trying to preserve it.' (Introduction)
'What would it mean to live in "a story-less world where our rich literary traditions no longer existed, and have been excised from memory"?' (Introduction)
'Phillip Adams has spent a lot of time pondering life's big questions — meaning and mortality among them — so how does he feel about turning 80?' (Introduction)
'A 21-year old Arnhem Land filmmaker with profound hearing loss is one of several first-time entrants to be named a finalist in this year's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs).' (Introduction)
'Among six books shortlisted for the nation's most prestigious literary prize is Michael Mohammed Ahmad's The Lebs.' (Introduction)
'Diversity has finally triumphed in Australian live entertainment, with key categories of the 19th Helpmann Awards going to a Sri Lankan immigrant family saga and a rollicking Indigenous musical.' (Introduction)
'Sydney Chamber Opera made its debut in 2011 — a year in which Australia's national opera company premiered no new Australian work (and in fact did not do so again until 2015).' (Introduction)
'Melissa Lucashenko has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award for Too Much Lip — praised by the judges as "a novel of celebratory defiance".' (Introduction)