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S.Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize

S.Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose".

Brownlow fashion kicks from haute couture to upcycling

Brownlow fashion kicks from haute couture to upcycling

Brownlow fashion kicks from haute couture to upcycling

Brownlow fashion kicks from haute couture to upcycling

Pink and lavender shades caught the eye as the AFL's top players and their partners walked the Brownlow Medal red carpet in style.

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Two high school friends have been slapped with fines after they illegally used insider information to bet on the Australian of the Year awards.

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First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

Stone Yard Devotional author Charlotte Wood has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the first Australian writer since Richard Flanagan to make the list.

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Australian production house Northern Pictures has beaten RuPaul's Drag Race to win two more Emmys for its reality show Love on the Spectrum.

First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

Bundjalung author Melissa Lucashenko has won the top gong at the Queensland Literary Awards for her novel Edenglassie.

Ingenious crop-pest control a victory for common scents

Ingenious crop-pest control a victory for common scents

Using “olfactory misinformation” to camouflage wheat seeds and protect them from hungry rodents has earned a team of scientists a national science prize.

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Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Tjuntjuntjara artist Noli Rictor drove 25 hours to Alice Springs and then flew to Darwin to receive Australia's most prestigious award for Aboriginal art.

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

The artist whose portrait of an esteemed Indigenous activist won the Archibald People's Choice says the prize is a platform to speak about important people.

Home office clocks on to win architecture prize

Home office clocks on to win architecture prize

Home office clocks on to win architecture prize

Home office clocks on to win architecture prize

A functional home office is coveted by many work-from-home employees, with one example in Brisbane winning an award for architecture.

Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin

Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin

Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin

Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin

Author Alexis Wright has become a two-time winner of the prestigious $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, with her epic novel Praiseworthy.

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

An "unwilling participant" captured hanging out with horses and an accomplished author bathed in moonlight are featured in two award-winning portraits.

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

The officer who brought an end to a stabbing rampage inside a Sydney shopping centre has credited her training and team in handling the "unfathomable tragedy".

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

After the birth of her second son Kahlie Lockyer knew she wanted to be a paediatrician, following a lifelong passion of helping others.

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Pandemic hardline premier honours 'independent of govt'

The prime minister has played a straight bat when asked about the inclusion of a hardline pandemic-era premier in the King's Birthday Honours list.

Hamish Blake, Jimmy Rees forget King's birthday gift

Hamish Blake and Jimmy Rees are among hundreds of people on the King's Birthday Honours List, although neither comedian remembered to get the monarch a gift.

From accidental doctor to Indigenous health trailblazer

An outback doctor who linked poor drinking water to higher rates of disease in remote Indigenous communities is among those honoured on the King's Birthday.

'Grateful to contribute': honour for humble local hero

A Sydneysider who found her calling working with community groups after moving to a small Wheatbelt town for love has been honoured for four decades of service.

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Labor ex leaders take top honours for King's Birthday

Two controversial premiers, sporting heroes and the incoming governor-general feature in the King's Birthday 2024 Honours List.

Accidental activist among King's Birthday sport honours

An amateur Australian Rules player who became a self-described accidental activist is among sporting recipients in the King's Birthday Honours List.

Laura Jones' portrait of Tim Winton wins the Archibald

Artist Laura Jones has won Australia's most prestigious art award, the Archibald Prize, with a portrait of author Tim Winton.

Archibald season kicks off with Indigenous rapper win

A portrait of an Indigenous musician has taken out the Packing Room Prize as judging for the country's most prestigious art award moves into its final stages.

Tower of death admin paperwork wins ADF art prize

A 3000-page pile of 'death admin' correspondence with the Department of Veterans' Affairs has won the 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize.

Canvas of contenders: prestigious art judging begins

Judging for Australia's most prestigious art prize is underway, as artists from across the country finalised their submissions for consideration.

Troye Sivan feels the rush with APRA song of the year

Troye Sivan's dance hit Rush has been voted song of the year at the 2024 APRA awards, while The Teskey Brothers took home the gong for songwriter of the year.

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