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Tasmanian Indigenous Author Launches Debut Children's Book during NAIDOC Week Celebrations, Rick Eaves , single work column

'The Tasmanian Aboriginal author of a new children's book, luwa tara luwa waypa, says he has realised a dream of reaching people with the stories of his culture. ' 

Indigenous Musical The Sunshine Club, a Tribute to Brisbane's Postwar Dance Halls, Returns to Queensland Theatre, Rudi Bremer , single work column

'A typical night at a dance hall of 1950s Meanjin (Brisbane) would start with a three-piece band playing songs for the Elders. Hosted in The Boathouse by the river, they were multi-generational events populated by Indigenous people in their spiffiest clothes, whether that meant a home-sewn dress or a lime green suit and hat.' (Introduction)   

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2022 Shortlist Reading Guide, Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , single work column

'The shortlist for this year's $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award spans from an experimental novel by a two-time winner to one that was self-published; it contains more women than men, and three of the five novels are first- or second-generation migrant stories.' (Introduction)   

Kelcey Dolphin, 12, Delivers Author Talk on Debut Novel Pack : The Adventure Begins, Grace Whiteside , Selina Green , single work column
How Novelist Frank Moorhouse's High Thread-count Writing Challenged and Changed Australia, Annabel Crabb , single work column

'It's difficult to write well about rites of passage. The awful business of ceasing to be one thing and starting to be another is at once universal and fiendishly difficult to capture. Possibly, the second phenomenon is a direct result of the first.' (Introduction)   

Filmmakers behind The Stranger, Inspired by Daniel Morcombe Case, 'Callously Disrespectful', Parents Say, Laura Lavelle , Jemima Burt , single work column

'The parents of murdered Queensland 13-year-old schoolboy Daniel Morcombe have criticised the producers of a new Australian film, saying it is "making money off a heinous crime" and is "disrespectful" to their son.' (Introduction)   

Wylah The Koorie Warrior Authors Richard Pritchard, Jordan Gould Inspired by Their Mums, Emily Bissland , single work column

'A best-selling children's book stars a new kind of hero — she's a girl, she's an Indigenous Australian, and she's a warrior.' (Introduction)   

New York Times Bestselling Author Kelly Rimmer Buys Regional NSW Bookshop, Lauren Bohane , single work column

'An author of international acclaim has decided to make the transition from writing books to selling them too after buying her regional community's last bookshop.'

Jennifer Down Wins Miles Franklin Literary Award for Bodies of Light, a Novel about Living with Trauma, Hannah Story , single work column
First Nations Stories That Mirror Indigenous Children's Lives Told in Our Yarning Project, Youssef Saudie , single work column
Bluey-inspired Ute to Embark on Queensland Road Trip in Variety Bash Children's Fundraiser, Antonia O'Flaherty , single work column
Archie Roach, Aboriginal Musician, Songwriter and Artist, Dead at 66 After 'a Remarkable Life', single work obituary

'Celebrated Aboriginal musician, songwriter and artist Archie Roach has died at the age of 66 after a long illness.' 

Archie Roach, Pioneering Indigenous Singer behind Took the Children Away, Offered Message of Hope and Solidarity, Paul Donoughue , single work obituary

'Archie Roach, the ARIA-Award-winning Indigenous singer whose hit song Took the Children Away became an anthem for the stolen generation, has died at the age of 66.'

Archie Roach's Work, Most Famously Took the Children Away, Was an Indictment of Australian History, Paul Donoughue , single work obituary

'In 1992, Archie Roach gave an interview to a radio program looking into the recent death of a 19-year-old Indigenous man in Western Australia.'

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