AustLit
Latest Issues
Contents
- Soul Lounge Open Mic Night Offers Poetry Outlet for People of Colour, single work column
- Trove Secures Funding as Federal Government Comes to Rescue of National Library of Australia's Digitised Archive, single work column
- Not Just for Kids. How the Success of Bluey Could Come down to a Key Ingredient, single work column
- Children's Author Paul Jennings Reflects on Childhood, Success and His Writing Process, single work column
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Acclaimed Australian Landscape Artist John Olsen Dies Aged 95,
single work
obituary
'John Olsen, one of Australia's most acclaimed artists who was known for his distinctive depictions of landscapes and nature, has died at age 95.'
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Diversity on Australian TV Is Improving but Industry Figures Are Not yet Giving Themselves a 'Gold Star',
single work
column
'Diversity in Australian television shows has improved according to a new report, but industry figures are not yet patting themselves on the back.'
- John Olsen’s Art and Life Contains Valuable Lessons for Young Artists, single work column
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Teacher and Mother of Eight Bessy Flowers's Life Story Told by Her Kin on Both Sides of Australia,
single work
review
— Review of No Longer a Wandering Spirit 2022 single work biography ;'The story of a young Aboriginal woman sent to the other side of the country is being told by her descendants.'
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The 2023 Stella Prize Shortlist Is One of Its Most Diverse. Why Has It Changed so Much Over the Decade?,
single work
column
'Earlier this month, The Australian's literary editor Caroline Overington declared the issue of women writers "not being taken seriously in this country" as "solved".'
- Jessica Watson Shares How Lessons Learnt at Sea Helped Her Navigate the Waves of Grief Over Losing Partner, single work column
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Deborah Cheetham Fraillon Is a Modern Opera Woman, Saving the Artform from Itself,
single work
column
'If Deborah Cheetham Fraillon is a diva, it's in her uncompromising insistence that opera includes everyone: telling stories that matter to contemporary audiences.'
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Richard O'Brien Takes the Stage in Adelaide to Celebrate 50 Years of the Rocky Horror Show,
single work
column
'When Richard O'Brien first brought the Rocky Horror Show to the stage in 1973, he thought it would play for three weeks, at most.'
- Film Greats Catherine Martin, Baz Luhrmann Win Chauvel Award for Furthering Australian Screen Industry, single work column
- Bestselling Author Pip Williams Returns with The Bookbinder of Jericho, a Companion Novel to Her Hit The Dictionary of Lost Words, single work column
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Australian Stage and Screen Icon Barry Humphries Has Died Aged 89,
single work
obituary
'Renowned Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89.'
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In Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries Created a Character Whose Fame Would Outstrip His Own,
single work
obituary
'In Dame Edna Everage, Australian actor and comedian Barry Humphries created a cultural icon whose international fame would rapidly outstrip his own.'
- Barry Humphries, Comedian and Actor behind Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Dies Aged 89 — as It Happened, single work obituary
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The Flying Vet Ameliah Scott Writes Book about Her Life Servicing Remote Parts of Australia,
single work
review
— Review of The Flying Vet 2023 single work autobiography ;'Far west New South Wales vet, pilot and grazier Ameliah Scott can now add published author to her list of achievements, with her book The Flying Vet to be published in June.'
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Tributes at Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre, in Memory of Barry Humphries,
single work
obituary
'Tributes have flowed in South Australia for actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who had a "close connection" with the state.'
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Barry Humphries, Legend of Stage and Screen, Blazed a Trail in the Entertainment Industry,
single work
obituary
'Barry Humphries was, his family said, "an entertainer to his core".'
