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To read or not to read?

A new report surveys the reading habits of different segments of the Australian population and offers advice to motivate wider reading.

20 Feb 2025 9:00

Thuy On

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New research has just been released by Australia Reads into what motivates us to read and what stops us from doing so. The project, ‘Understanding Australian readers: behavioural insights into recreational reading‘ has been initiated with behavioural science researchers at BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash University), with audience development in mind.

This report represents the first time the Australian book industry has been granted a detailed level of insight into recreational readers and also offers ideas on how to motivate more Australians to read.

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Thuy On

Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025). Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy