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Australia was promised a poet laureate: where are they?

Australia was promised a poet laureate: where are they?

Australia was promised a poet laureate to bust out some rhymes for the nation almost four years ago. So where are they?

Building for plants of the future wins national award

Building for plants of the future wins national award

Building for plants of the future wins national award

Building for plants of the future wins national award

A research facility for plants that can deal with climate change is among the projects recognised at the 2026 national architecture awards.

Australia to compete against 35 countries in Eurovision

Australia to compete against 35 countries in Eurovision

Australia to compete against 35 countries in Eurovision

Australia to compete against 35 countries in Eurovision

Canada is set to make its debut at Eurovision next year while North Macedonia will return after an absence of several years, organisers say.

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Breakfast in bed awaits $100 million lottery winner

Breakfast in bed awaits $100 million lottery winner

A woman who scooped a $100 million bonus in a lottery win was sceptical when told of her luck in a phone call.

'A calling': women's work strengthens rural Australia

'A calling': women's work strengthens rural Australia

A farmer finding the sector's next generation and an academic training rural first responders have been honoured for work to make country communities stronger.

Israel scolds pick amid Pillay Nobel Peace Prize praise

Israel scolds pick amid Pillay Nobel Peace Prize praise

Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and judge on the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Tropfest scores $2.7m boost as stars back Aussie talent

Tropfest scores $2.7m boost as stars back Aussie talent

Tropfest scores $2.7m boost as stars back Aussie talent

Tropfest scores $2.7m boost as stars back Aussie talent

From homegrown stories to the global stage, Tropfest is set to return in 2027 with a $2.7 million NSW government funding boost to keep the iconic festival free.

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

'Ghost particle' hunter wins Nobel physics prize

Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his ground-breaking work on tiny cosmic particles that scientists consider messengers from the cosmos.

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Karl Deisseroth, Peter ‌Hegemann and Georg Nagel ‌have won the Nobel Prize in ‌medicine for work the Nobel Assembly says has opened a new era in neuroscience.

Gentle giant declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

Gentle giant declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

Gentle giant declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

Gentle giant declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

After a week of fierce competition, the Fat Bear Week champion has been declared, with the accolade going to the heftiest bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park.

Two writers in with a chance to win second Booker Prize

Two writers in with a chance to win second Booker Prize

Two writers in with a chance to win second Booker Prize

Two writers in with a chance to win second Booker Prize

Two previous Booker Prize winners have made the short list for arguably Britain's most prestigious fiction accolade.

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

Indigenous desert rangers caring for an area the size of Argentina will compete for a prestigious environmental award and worldwide attention.

Tale of Territory teen shot by police wins book award

Tale of Territory teen shot by police wins book award

Tale of Territory teen shot by police wins book award

Tale of Territory teen shot by police wins book award

An investigative journalist's account of the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker is among the winners of Australia's richest book awards.

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Rural women leading the way until the cows come home

A dairy farmer and a sparky-turned-pilot have won prestigious awards for their work in regional Australia, hoping to show other women they can be rural leaders.

Natural selection: women win at top science awards

A team studying aspects of domestic violence, a marine heatwave forecasting system and a solar panel recycling solution are among the Eureka Prize winners.

'It clicked': how a cop cheated death one wintry day

Jim Hermiston has been recognised with more than 50 other Australians for acts of bravery in protecting the lives of others on National Wattle Day.

DNA twist: Grisham fan cracks life-and-death case

A lawyer's campaign has culminated in a legal victory worthy of a Grisham novel with laws banning life insurers from using genetic test results to deny cover.

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Who won what at the 2026 Logies

All the winners at the television industry's night of nights, the Logies.

Night of deadly glamour and excellence at NAIDOC awards

The winners of this year's NAIDOC Awards include a celebrated artist and community leaders who have pushed Indigenous empowerment and representation forward.

Famed artist and community elders among NAIDOC winners

This years NAIDOC awards have celebrated Indigenous excellence across sports, arts and community leadership.

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.

Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize

Author and hip-hop artist Omar Musa moved to Borneo to write his second novel Fierceland, which has taken out Australia's premier literary award.

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Ines Pires da Silva didn't sit on her laurels after winning a major science prize - she is ever closer to personalising immunotherapy for cancer patients.

Car wreck-inspired work wins 'other' $100k art prize

Robert Fielding has won the $100,000 Hadley's Art Prize for landscape, with an painting of a pile of wrecked cars. He says it's 'mission accomplished'.

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