The Age Book of the Year: It’s coming back and here’s the shortlist
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It’s been a while, but
The Age Book of the Year is on the way back. It will be presented on Friday, September 3 – the opening night of the Melbourne Writers Festival, of which the newspaper is a media partner.
The previous iteration of the award was last seen in 2012, when Tasmanian historian James Boyce won the overall prize for
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia, while Gillian Mears won the fiction prize for
Ellen van Neerven scoops the pool at NSW Premierâs literary awards
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Ellen van Neervenâs second book of poetry had been ticking away in the back of their mind for several years, but the Mununjali Yugambeh writer never felt they had to rush it. But, they say, there comes a point when an urgency in the creation emerges, when thereâs a need to bring together the poems and for newer work.
Van Neerven realised they were shying away from saying what they really wanted to. They were reluctant to write about being non-binary, for example; it might put them in a vulnerable position, even though it might be healing for others.
The 10 people who have shaped Sydney
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The 10 people who have shaped Sydney
Modern Sydney, as reflected through 190 years of publishing the Herald, has been shaped by many. Here are 10 people who have had an enormous influence on our city.
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Talk about a helluva ride since the
Herald’s earliest days. Sydney’s evolution from bushland with the appearance of grassy parkland at the arrival of the First Fleet into a gleaming metropolis has been a tale of triumph and tribulation in equal measure. And some big personalities have left an indelible mark on the physical and social fabric of our city, starting with the indigenous and British powerbrokers and pioneers, to the engineers, designers and developers who have shaped the physical appearance of the city as it spread west and most recently transforming the Hungry Mile into Barangaroo.
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Parramatta Park is World Heritage-listed for its various convict-built cottages and other buildings and importance to early Australian settlement history. Old Government House, county home of the first 10 governors of NSW, is Australia s oldest remaining public building and houses a top collection of colonial furniture.
3. … and Australia s oldest intact European building
Elizabeth Farm in Rosehill was built in 1793 and is now surrounded by a recreated 1830s garden. John and Elizabeth Macarthur s home played a key role in the early development of NSW. You can wander around the homestead at will, as no velvet ropes constrain your curiosity.
4. You can still hit the waves