May 29, 2017

Australian Reading Hour set for September

The Managing Director of Hachette Australia, Louise Sherwin-Stark (pictured), officially launched Australian Reading Hour at the ABIA Awards on 25 May. Here’s an extract from her speech: The Australian Reading Hour will take place on Thursday 14 September. This first cross-industry reading campaign is supported by the Australian Society of Authors, the Australian Publishers Association, the […]

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March 23, 2017

Simplification of Copyright Act a Win for Local Creators and Users of Australian Content

Copyright Agency welcomes the Government’s amendments to the Copyright Act which will make it even simpler for students to access a huge range of content, allow libraries to exhibit more material to the Australian public and enable people with disabilities to access copyright material more easily. “These changes remove unnecessary red-tape and are a sensible […]

Image Credit: Courtesy of Utopia Art Centre

Image Credit: (L-R) Josephine Johnston, Siang Lu, Winnie Dunn and Julie Janson Photo by Dapper Dan Photography

Image Credit: 2025 Reading Australia Fellow, Libby Baker, a teacher librarian at Hughes Primary School, ACT. Photo by Melinda Heal.