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Bluey, Australia's Favourite Kids' Show, Wins an International Emmy Kids Award, single work column

'The adventures of Australia's favourite cartoon blue heeler Bluey have again been recognised, with the hit ABC show winning an International Emmy Kids Award.'

Arts Sector Hit Again as La Mama Theatre, Sydney Writers' Festival and Others Lose Australia Council Funding Amid Coronavirus Shutdown, Michaela Boland , single work column

'Already cash-strapped in the face of coronavirus, Australia's arts sector says it's been further devastated after dozens of organisations lost federal funding.'

Coronavirus Pandemic Spurs Australian Movie Producers to Favour Feel-good Films, Bension Siebert , single work column

'Veteran Australian film producers are shelving violent movies in favour of feel-good drama and comedy, anticipating strong demand for uplifting cinema once the COVID-19 lockdown ends.' 

How the Oxford English Dictionary Was Brought to Life in a Rustic 'scriptorium', Anna Kelsey-Sugg , single work column

'Just to work from "A" to "ant" took the original Oxford English Dictionary team around 10 years.'

Lonely Planet to Close Most of Its Melbourne Office as Coronavirus Impacts Sales, Elise Kinsella , single work column

'Travel publisher Lonely Planet has announced it will close most of its operations in Melbourne and London as the company deals with the impacts of coronavirus on its sales.' 

Australian Author Shokoofeh Azar Shortlisted for International Booker Prize with Novel Inspired by Iranian History and Folklore, Claire Nichols , single work column

'In 2011 the writer Shokoofeh Azar found herself in a strange country, with a strange dilemma.' 

New DC Comic Book Superhero Thylacine Is an Indigenous Australian from the Pilbara, Teresa Tan , single work column

'There's a new Aboriginal superhero in the DC Universe and she's a deadly Ngarluma hunter from the Pilbara.' 

Domestic Abuse Investigation by Journalist Jess Hill Wins Stella Prize for Writing by Australian Women, Kate Evans , single work column

'Journalist Jess Hill has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for writing by Australian women for See What You Made Me Do (Black Inc), her study of domestic abuse in Australia.'

Coronavirus Has Shut down the Australian Screen Industry but Most Workers Aren't Eligible for JobKeeper, Hannah Reich , single work column

'Joel West had just started his first week as a senior set dresser on Netflix's forthcoming thriller series Clickbait when the shoot was shut down due to social distancing measures introduced by the Federal Government.'  (Introduction)

Making TV in the Coronavirus Pandemic : Why the Television Industry Is Watching What Neighbours Does Next, Michaela Boland , Penny Timms , single work column

'Long-running soap opera Neighbours is about to go back into production following the COVID-19 shutdown — but it will be a very different environment on set.'

TV Content Quotas Mean Indigenous Stories Won't Be Told, Film Industry Figures Say, Brendan Mounter , single work

'A Torres Strait-filmed TV series has narrowly escaped shutting down due to the global pandemic, but its producer has warned that Indigenous productions face a bigger threat in years to come.'

In Zoë Coombs Marr's Amazon Prime Comedy Special Bossy Bottom We Meet the Woman behind Dave, Hannah Reich , single work column

'The first time I saw Dave perform stand-up comedy, I was disgusted.'

Australian Arts Sector Left in the Cold by Federal Government, Claims Prominent Theatre Director, Matthew Smith , single work column

'Prominent Australian theatre director Geordie Brookman has launched a scathing attack on the Federal Government for not coming to the aid of the arts sector.' (Introduction)

Indigenous Australian Author Tara June Winch Wins Book of the Year at NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kate Evans , single work column

'Wiradjuri writer Tara June Winch has pulled off a hat-trick at the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards for her novel The Yield, taking home three major prizes, including the Book of the Year.'

Children's Book Nullaboo Hullabaloo, Written in Bunnaloo, to Be Turned into Movie, Courtney Howe , Matt Dowling , single work

'The small town of Bunnaloo is a long way from Tinseltown, but a book about a fairy who lives in a small NSW town just like it will be getting the major movie studio treatment soon enough.' (Introduction) 

Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Cancellation of 2020 Logie Awards, single work column
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