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'The Australian government will cut $110m from the Australia Council over the next four years as part of changes announced in the 2015-16 federal budget on 12 May.' (6)
'Michael Wagner's new children's book Pig Dude is the first book to be released from his micro-publishing company Billy Goat Books. He spoke to Brad Jefferies.'
'Why is fantasy trumping science-fiction on the shelves? Sci-fi author David M Henley believes 'technobabble, moralising and a high chance of crapness' may be to blame.' (9)
'Jen Storer and illustrator Mitch Vane have collaborated on a new junior fiction series about Danny Best and his neighbourhood crew. She spoke to reviewer Dani Solomon.'
'The publishing industry has seen a steady drop in job ads advertising in the Weekly Book Newsletter over the past few years, with publishers attributing the decline to lower staff numbers, as well as a growth in digital job ads advertised through other channels.' (Publication abstract)