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Queensland Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Minister Dale Last, his director-general Graham Fraine, Solicitor-General Gim Del Villar KC, and Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer.

A ministerial direction, a court warning, and a cloud over native title

This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus: native title questions swirl, (Red) Union boss’ board gig, slow progress on police integrity, and more.

  • Matt Dennien and James Hall
David Szalay: “I feel writing’s good for my mental health, but maybe I’m just deluding myself.”

Life, death and the Booker Prize: The author of Flesh answers our tricky questions

Canadian-born, Hungarian-British author David Szalay, on achievements, power shifts – and that memorable first chapter of his Booker Prize-winning novel, Flesh.

  • Benjamin Law
Shaun Drummond, then acting Queensland Health director general while on leave from Deloitte, pictured leaving the state’s Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland in 2022.

Former health boss’s firm wraps up consulting gig in old digs – for now

This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus: extra cash for Metro North’s key consultants, (at least one) Education pay rise, question time bubbly, and more.

  • Matt Dennien, James Hall and Cameron Atfield
Langbroek had accused author K.A. Ren Wyld of “glorifying terrorism” over a social media post.

Library stripped of state literary award role in fellowship fallout

Queensland’s state library will no longer run major literary awards on behalf of the government after a long-awaited review. But the future of the event is unclear.

  • Matt Dennien
First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has won the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Literary Prize.

‘So many stories to tell’: First Nations poet wins prestigious literary prize

The acclaimed writer’s award comes just four years after her debut collection became the first poetry collection to take home the Stella Prize.

  • Kylie Northover
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After playing in a band and being a high school teacher, Andy Griffiths dropped everything to become a children's author. His international success is a testament to his punk-rock writing philosophy. Video by Margaret Gordon
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Treehouse series author Andy Griffiths wins the Laureate

After playing in a band and being a high school teacher, Andy Griffiths dropped everything to become a children's author. His international success is a testament to his punk-rock writing philosophy. Video by Margaret Gordon

Author George Saunders has long been interested in the space between life and death.

Inside the mind of a billionaire who helped ruin everything

In his first novel in nearly a decade, George Saunders enters the consciousness of a dying oil magnate.

  • Melanie Kembrey
Chris Masters speaks outside the Federal Court in June 2023. He and journalist Nick McKenzie from The Age won a defamation case filed by ex-soldier Ben Roberts-Smith against their reporting.

War Memorial director blames ‘communication breakdown’ for book-prize saga

The War Memorial’s governing council rejected celebrated journalist Chris Masters’ book about war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith despite an independent judging panel choosing him as the winner.

  • Matthew Knott
David Szalay has won the Booker Prize.

Outsider beats literary favourites to take home Booker Prize

The winner of the coveted literature award has been revealed at an event in London.

  • Jill Lawless