'Stories of trauma — personal, communal and national — dominate the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious literary prize, in its 63rd year.'
'Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award — Australia's most prestigious writing prize, and one of its richest at $60,000 — for her novel The Yield.'
'Yamaji woman and author Charmaine Papertalk Green has been awarded the 2020 Australian Literary Society gold medal for her book of poetry Nganajungu Yagu.'
'2020 started with catastrophic bushfires, but was soon overtaken by a global pandemic that caused unprecedented shutdowns and changes to nearly every aspect of everyday life.'
'Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit the Gold Coast today to pledge additional funding for the local film and television industry.'
'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'
