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The Underworld review: Sophie Laguna goes deep

Sophie Laguna's latest novel The Underworld is a deft exploration of identity, fear and mythology.

Diving into the dam at Chateau Mildura, Irymple, Mildura, 1929. Image: Museums Victoria Collections.
Features

Red Earth: A History of the Mildura Region in pictures

Author Stuart Kells discusses the stories – and images – that inform his new book about Victoria's Mildura region.

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Last One Out by Jane Harper review: moving and memorable

Jane Harper's Last One Out portrays a town under siege and is not to be missed.

A dimly lit gallery exhibition space. To the left is a man mimicking the shape of a cross in response to an artwork of the same shape on the right. Opportunities and more.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 6–12 October 2025

SA lit awards, Contemporary Music Development Grants, Lunar Festival call-out and more opportunities.

Back images of Meanjin. Image: Emma Sutherland.
Opinions & Analysis

I was the Archives Editor at Meanjin – its closure is baffling

As Archives Editor, Emma Sutherland had ‘read everything’ in Meanjin's past, but was unprepared for its troubled present.

Best new poetry books in October 2025.
Features

Best new poetry books published October 2025

Discover the best new poetry collections published in October 2025 with this guide.

5 best new books to read in October 2025, as chosen by ScreenHub staff.
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5 best new books to read in October 2025

Discover the 5 best new books to read in October 2025 with this guide, as chosen by ArtsHub staff.

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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 29 Sept to 5 Oct 2025

Two weeks to enter drawing prize, Create SA funding, Vigil Choir EOI and more opportunities.

Michelle de Kretsrer's novel 'Theory & Practice' has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2025 for Fiction. The photo shows de Kretsrer, an older Asian-Australian woman, sitting in an armchair with her hands in her lap. She is wearing a sleeveless dress depicting a large tree against the blue sky, and has short, greying hair.
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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025 winners announced

The six winning authors receive $80,000 each, which like the $5000 received by all the shortlisted writers, is tax free.

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