AustLit

'Do you know what Country means or what it means to care for it? Ever heard of Songlines?'

'Shayda, the feature debut of Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari, emerges amid a current fervour for independent diasporic cinema.'

'Streaming giant Spotify is taking on Audible for a share of the growing Australian audiobook market.'

'Russell Martin, who lives with dementia, jokes that he's learned a trick or two from Mother and Son's eccentric matriarch Maggie.'

'A prominent Australian novelist says writers face a "David and Goliath" battle to regain ownership of their work after thousands of books were "stolen" by a Silicon Valley-based AI aggregator.'

'Cal Wilson is being remembered for her enormous generosity, sheer talent and the immense impact she had on the lives of all those she met.'

'The cause of comedian Cal Wilson's death has been revealed as a rare form of cancer, as tributes to the giant of Australia's comedy scene continue being made.' 

'Sam Neill has vineyards he's turning organic, a winery enterprise going carbon neutral, a garden he's fussing over, grandchildren to adore and an acting career that keeps delivering roles.' 

'As a parent of a toddler, I admit I have fallen down many a Wiggle-sized Reddit rabbit hole (don't get me started on Emma and Lachys' secret romance and then later break up, I'm still recovering). But fresh wiggly riches are still to be found in their new documentary feature.'