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Cornelia Rau, Australia's Immigration Wars and the True Story behind TV Drama Stateless,
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'Fifteen years ago, a deeply troubled German-born Australian resident was transferred out of the Baxter detention centre in South Australia's north and taken to hospital, and then a psychiatric facility in Adelaide.'
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Comic Artist Mandy Ord's Graphic Memoir Longlisted for Stella Prize in First for Major Australian Literary Award,
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'When Mandy Ord's publisher submitted her graphic memoir to the Stella Prize — to compete with a pool of 150 fiction and non-fiction works from across the nation — the Melbourne-based cartoonist thought it was "completely wild".'
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Radio Drama and Fiction Podcasts Are Having a Renaissance as Artists Make Television for Your Ears,
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'During the glory days of radio drama in the 40s and 50s, the ABC and commercial entertainment companies were cranking out hundreds of episodes every week — feeding an audience, from Australia and beyond, all glued to the wireless to get their fix of serials like Dad and Dave or The Lawsons.'
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Australia's Arts and Entertainment Industry Thrown into Turmoil by Coronavirus Crowd Restrictions,
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'Australians working in the arts industry have reported more than $25 million in lost income caused by bushfires and coronavirus, less than a day after the industry started calculating losses.'
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The Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist Is Your Shortcut to Some of the Year's Best Books by Australian Women,
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'Writing by Australian women has found a champion in The Stella Prize, which has been spotlighting not just our local heroes but our emerging stars since 2013.'
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Forgotten Mary Poppins Illustrator Finally Recognised After International Search Reveals Rare Original Drawings,
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'Mary Poppins delighted audiences for generations — the magical British nanny made Julie Andrews famous, Walt Disney rich and delivered royalties and prestige for author P.L. Travers.'
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Judith Lucy's New ABC Podcast Is Fitting Listening for Our 'Overwhelmed and Dying' Times,
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'In the first episode of Judith Lucy's new podcast, she recounts the moment she found out her long-term partner had been stealing from her.'
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These Children's Books Help Kids Embrace Difference and Diversity in Themselves and Others,
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'I look at my kids' library and wonder what my life would've been like if I'd had access to their selection of books growing up.'
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Coronavirus Is Threatening the Livelihoods of Australian Writers but There Are Ways You Can Support Australian Writing,
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'Like hundreds of thousands of other Australians, Heather Rose — the author of the Stella Prize-winning Museum of Modern Love — spent two and a half hours on hold to Centrelink on Tuesday.'