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24/10/2025

News from Australian Children’s Laureate

Click here to find out what Sally Rippen has been doing. Plus find activities and the free October Audiobooks: Dylan Alcott's Game On and Billie's Outer Space Adventure by Sally

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17/10/2025

Outback children learn as they recreate bilby’s comeback story in Corner Country

ABC News August 17, 2025 Children from remote outback stations come together to perform the story of the bilbies returning to the area. They have attended immersion workshops in the Corner Country

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29/09/2025

Zero main character energy for children with disabilities in Australian picture books

Edith Cowan University 26 August 2025 Where are the children with disabilities? It's not kids' picture books, according to new research from Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Education. An ECU research

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26/09/2025

We all like a good story…

Catch up on First Nations literature for young people with Sally Rippin for ACLF The video features author, artist and songwriter Gregg Dreise. This video was created for the 2024 Literature

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25/09/2025

LitUp communities set to revitalise reading

Copyright Agency July 28, 2025 Australia Reads has announced the 27 successful schools, libraries and bookshops who will host LitUp events with authors and illustrators in their local communities – many

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18/09/2025

ILF’s New Branding Incorporates First Nations Storytelling, Aboriginal Artists, and Celebrates Country

Indigenous Literacy Foundation July 2025 There is a new chapter in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s journey. "We are proud to launch a brand that reflects our Community-led values, celebrates First Nations

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14/09/2025

Michael Rosen’s guide to having a happier day: listen to music, get a good night’s sleep … and add raisins to ice-cream

The Guardian 31 August 2025 by Michael Rosen ... I’m going to make a big claim: we can’t do anything about the things that bring us down if we are oppressed

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12/09/2025

News from the Children’s Laureate

Sally Rippin talks about CBCA celebrations for their 80th birthday. She also shares free activities and the free September audiobooks-two wonderful titles! Click here

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01/09/2025

International Literacy Day is almost here: Monday 8th September

Since 1967, the annual celebrations of International Literacy Day (ILD) have taken place on 8 September around the world to remind policy-makers, practitioners, and the public of the critical importance of

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25/08/2025

Andy Griffiths: ‘I think it’s a pity that reading is being lost through neglect’

The Guardian 16 August, 2025 by Clare Millar ...Despite reports that children, especially boys, are reading less and struggling more with literacy, Griffiths is mostly optimistic, meeting thousands of kids a

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