AustLit

'Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours will film its final episodes in June after a 37-year run on television.'

'Western Australia's state librarian is stepping down after more than four decades in libraries, having helped bring books into the hands of thousands of WA children.' 

'To mark International Women's Day, the Port Lincoln library has put local female authors on display to celebrate their contribution to literature and to coincide with this year's theme #BreakTheBias.' 

'Zindzi Okenyo was in her early 20s when she first heard about Saartjie Baartman.'

'The birthplace of the late music legend and Aboriginal community leader Ruby Hunter could be named in her honour, as part of a push by her friends and family. '   

'Dementia is the leading cause of death for women in Australia, and the second leading cause of death overall — yet it often goes undiagnosed.'

'The tributes — and the grief — came from everywhere.'

'Every kid knows the thrill of vicariously experiencing a movie they're way too young to see, thanks to a little imagination and an easily accessible slice of cultural ephemera. It could be a rubber Halloween mask from some gory horror flick, a pop smash that soundtracks a steamy romantic thriller, or a meme of a crazed clown shimmying down a New York stairway – irresistible invitations to illicit, R-rated netherworlds.' (Introduction)