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‘Rehumanising’ work delivers poet major prize

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CASTLEMAINE’S Andy Jackson, who discovered poetry “almost by accident” 30 years ago, has won one of the biggest literary prizes in the country. Jackson, who lives with the physical condition Marfan syndrome, took out the $80,000 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry for his fifth poetry book Human Looking, which challenges preconceptions around disability and … Continue reading →

Yeah, Nah! Plenty of laughs in store from larrikin with love of language

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Popular actor and author William McInnes reckons growing up in Australia is “one of life’s lottery wins”. The devoted fan of the country’s colloquialisms as well as its places has written a new book, Yeah, Nah! A Celebration of Life and the Words that Make Us Who We Are, which he is touring central Victoria … Continue reading →