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Trash to treasure: road signs artwork wins top gong

Trash to treasure: road signs artwork wins top gong

Emerging Indigenous artist Gaypalani Wanambi has turned rusting road signs into an award-winning artwork inspired by an ancestral story.

More gold jackpots lurking in WA dirt, top miner says

More gold jackpots lurking in WA dirt, top miner says

More gold jackpots lurking in WA dirt, top miner says

More gold jackpots lurking in WA dirt, top miner says

The mining industry's "Dealer of the Year", Simon Lill, says there are more gold deposits of the scale of his huge Hemi find out there for prospectors.

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

A house built in a factory and ferried to one of the nation's favourite holiday islands has won Australian House of the Year at the 2025 Houses Awards.

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Rejected 200+ times, Ghost Cities wins major book prize

Rejected 200+ times, Ghost Cities wins major book prize

An ambitious novel inspired by Chinese megacities has won Australia's most prestigious literary award after being rejected more than 200 times by publishers.

Indigenous excellence honoured in NAIDOC's 50th year

Indigenous excellence honoured in NAIDOC's 50th year

Indigenous change-makers, including a doctor, an AFL legend and a celebrated performer, have been recognised at the National NAIDOC Awards.

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

A detailed portrait of the artist as a young woman and a photorealist rendition of a box-obsessed grandad are among the winners of an Australian portrait prize.

This artist wants culture valued beyond NAIDOC Week

This artist wants culture valued beyond NAIDOC Week

As NAIDOC Week celebrates 50 years of "strength, vision and legacy" artists are calling for Indigenous culture to be valued every day of the year.

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Writers of colour dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

Writers of colour dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

Writers of colour dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

Writers of colour dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

Judges of Australia's most prestigious literary award say the 2025 shortlist “celebrates writing that refuses to compromise”.

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

William and Cate Blanchett hit sustainable fashion lab

Aussie star Cate Blanchett has swapped Oscar-night threads for a lab coat as she joined Prince William on a visit to an eco-friendly clothing dye firm.

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw

A mystery buyer has pocketed the entire $100 million prize in Thursday's Powerball draw - the biggest lottery jackpot of the year so far.

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy

Scott Morrison, who led Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic, has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the King's Birthday Honours List.

Pacific solar pioneer, charitable Aussies earn gongs

Pacific solar pioneer, charitable Aussies earn gongs

Pacific solar pioneer, charitable Aussies earn gongs

Pacific solar pioneer, charitable Aussies earn gongs

The King's Birthday Honours include several Australians recognised for their service in the Pacific region, including work to spread renewable energy uptake.

Aussie filmmaking royalty in the King's spotlight

Aussie filmmaking royalty in the King's spotlight

Aussie filmmaking royalty in the King's spotlight

Aussie filmmaking royalty in the King's spotlight

Baz Luhrmann is the nation's most commercially successful film director and Catherine Martin has won more Oscars than any other Australian.

The horse listener: a life spent teaching kids to ride

The horse listener: a life spent teaching kids to ride

The horse listener: a life spent teaching kids to ride

The horse listener: a life spent teaching kids to ride

Children who learn to ride and care for horses often turn into upstanding adults, according to a rural pony club legend.

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Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Nicole Livingstone says being a women's sport trailblazer is only part of the reason she's feted in the King's Birthday Honours.

Grit and determination characterises women honoured

Women in business, finance, education and law are recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List and some share their proudest career moments.

Standing up for rights: a lifetime of advocacy honoured

After growing up under the control of mission life, this Wiradjuri Elder has spent her life advocating for her people.

Hard truths: pioneering coral researcher shines

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg never wanted to be proven right about the fate of coral reefs under a warming climate and is now being honoured for his discoveries.

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'I got to where I am ... by working hard': story of law

Nick Kaldas' personal journey is one of confronting experiences and hard work, which has taken him around the world.

'Miracle' PM gets top gong in the name of the King

A controversial ex-prime minister, an Oscar winner and several academics are receiving one of Australia's top merits on the King's Birthday Honours List.

France honours Bondi mall stabbing 'bollard' heroes

French nationals Damien Guerot and Silas Despreaux have been recognised by the Macron government for their courage trying to stop a knife-wielding attacker.

Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

The winner of the 2025 Ramsay Art Prize, Australia's richest for contemporary artists under 40, uses everything from beeswax to copper pipe and stained glass.

Novel formula for interrupted tale claims Stella Prize

A novel exploring the "messiness of life found in the gap between theory and practice" has won the Stella Prize for one of Australia's most celebrated writers.

Indian author wins International Booker Prize

The International Booker Prize has been awarded to a short-story collection for the first time as India's Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi won for Heart Lamp.

Multiverse of motherhood shines brightest in Archibald

A portrait addressing the juggle of motherhood, a day job and making art has taken out one of Australia's richest and most prestigious sector awards.

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