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King honours Australians for breakthrough invention

King honours Australians for breakthrough invention

King Charles III has given the world's most prestigious engineering prize to a group of Australians whose invention has helped slash solar energy costs.

Jailed Iran activist Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Iran activist Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Iran activist Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Iran activist Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged Iranian authorities to free rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Iran activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Iran activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Iran activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Iran activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed activist Narges Mohammadi has become the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her "very important work" fighting the oppression of women in Iran.

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Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature prize

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature prize

Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, joining an illustrious list of past winners that includes Ernest Hemingway.

Nobel Chemistry prize for discovery of quantum dots

Nobel Chemistry prize for discovery of quantum dots

A trio of scientists who discovered nanoparticles and quantum dots used in LED-lights, TV-screens and cancer surgery have won the Nobel prize for chemistry.

Scientists win Nobel for work that led to COVID vaccine

Scientists win Nobel for work that led to COVID vaccine

A Hungarian-born researcher and a US scientist have won this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

A Melbourne university student has claimed the national James Dyson Award for his kit that could turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles.

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Brightest Aussie scientific minds shine at top awards

Brightest Aussie scientific minds shine at top awards

Brightest Aussie scientific minds shine at top awards

Brightest Aussie scientific minds shine at top awards

Recycling carbon dioxide emissions into plastic and putting cancer cells to sleep are some of the pioneering work from Australia's brightest scientific minds.

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Australian author Tom Taylor's Neverlanders has become the first graphic novel to be named the Book of the Year for Older Readers.

Lawyer draws on time in refugee detention to give back

Lawyer draws on time in refugee detention to give back

Lawyer draws on time in refugee detention to give back

Lawyer draws on time in refugee detention to give back

Zainab Alsweedy escaped Iraq with her family by boat to Australia and was detained for months, spurring her years later to become a lawyer helping refugees.

Ceramicist wins prize with artworks from two worlds

Ceramicist wins prize with artworks from two worlds

Ceramicist wins prize with artworks from two worlds

Ceramicist wins prize with artworks from two worlds

Ceramicist Anne Nginyangka Thompson has won the 3D prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Three metre sculpture carves out top Telstra art award

Three metre sculpture carves out top Telstra art award

Three metre sculpture carves out top Telstra art award

Three metre sculpture carves out top Telstra art award

Artist Keith Wikmunea has won the prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award with Ku’, Theewith & Kalampang: The White Cockatoo, Galah and the wandering Dog.

Play School presenter's portrait voted people's choice

Play School presenter's portrait voted people's choice

Play School presenter's portrait voted people's choice

Play School presenter's portrait voted people's choice

Jaq Grantford’s immense portrait of former Play School presenter Noni Hazlehurst has beaten 56 other Archibald finalists to win the People’s Choice award.

'Fierce' farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman dies

'Fierce' farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman dies

'Fierce' farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman dies

'Fierce' farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman dies

Hunter Valley farmer Wendy Bowman, who was internationally recognised for stopping a major coal company from buying up her land, has died aged 89.

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Sonia Kruger wins Gold Logie

Sonia Kruger has taken home the Gold Logie at the 63rd TV Week Logie Awards, hosted by Sam Pang.

Author's shock, tears, disbelief at Miles Franklin win

A lawyer and mother of four has won the prestigious Miles Franklin literary award with a novel she didn't think would be published in Australia.

A kid at the big table: art prize picks fresh talent

Finalists in a $100,000 art prize show landscapes that are pristine and polluted, urban and remote.

Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan wins $100k landscape art prize

The impact of humans on the environment was a strong theme among the finalists of the Hadley's prize for Australian landscape art.

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Syrian activist, Ukrainian teacher awarded for advocacy

A Syrian dissident who escaped the civil war and a Ukrainian teacher are among those being recognised as grassroots advocates for refugees.

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

NSW poet Penny Lane has claimed one of Australia's richest poetry prizes for Remembering Mary, which honours an outback pioneer.

Young Archie winners stun with intimate portraits

The winners of the Young Archie 2023 competition have been revealed, showcasing stunning works from the minds of Australia's best artists under 18 years old.

Tale of new Australia in Miles Franklin shortlist debut

First-time author Kgshak Akec has made the Miles Franklin shortlist with a "novel of national significance" grounded in her own experience as a new Australian.

Kirk captains old tech to boldly create winning image

Artist Shea Kirk has won a national photography prize with a snap taken on a black and white setup he constructed himself.

Soccer star and musical pioneer help women make history

Australian women in the arts, science and politicians are among more than 1000 people recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.

From a mission to businessman, Sean Gordon earns honour

Having been raised in a foster home on an Aboriginal mission, businessman Sean Gordon has received an honour that has challenged him to reflect on the past.

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