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WritingNSW is an NFP organisation that supports writers of all kinds in NSW, Australia by hosting events, festivals, mentorships, grants, courses and writing opportunities.
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The Imagining the Past podcast series is brought to you by the Historical Novel Society Australasia (https://hnsa.org.au/) . We feature authors appearing at our biennial conferences (https://hnsa.org.au/conferences-events/) or have been recognised in our $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize (https://hnsa.org.au/ara-historical-novel-prize/) . Our HNSA hosts, Greg Johnston and Kelly Gardiner, discuss researching, writing and publishing historical fiction with acclaimed writers of the genre in i ...
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Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.
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The Writes4Festivals Podcast covers all sorts of writing festivals from all around regional NSW (and sometimes beyond). Mudgee Readers Festival, National Young Writers Festival, Storyfest Feminist Writers Festival Scone And we aren't done yet! Each festival brings it's own unique flavour and perspective on life and writing through panel discussions, readings, intimate conversations with writers and some truly hilarious comedy routines. Let Writes4Festivals bring the festival to you. www.writ ...
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In the Knowledge for Teachers podcast, host Brendan Lee will be chatting to researchers, teachers and experts about what evidence-informed education is and the nuances involved with actually implementing effective and sustainable school based education.
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Tegan Nicholls joins Word Travels on a quest across NSW, meeting young slam poets at the crossroads of race, access and recognition. From small country towns to beachside writer’s festivals, Tegan and the Word Travels crew road trip across the state recording stories, rehearsals and conversations all leading up to one big moment: the National Slam Finals at the Sydney Opera House. But this series isn’t about winners and losers, it’s about what it’s like to be a dream-big poet in small-town A ...
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CPL Podcast episodes are professional conversations around practical and important aspects of teaching and Public Education. To contact CPL please email [email protected] The CPL Podcast contributes to the purpose of the Centre for Professional Learning which is the professional development arm of the NSW Teachers Federation.
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Welcome to 'I Wrote A Book' with Maddy Proud & Sophie Garbin of the NSW Swifts. This podcast features the reading of Maddy's first children's book 'Grace on the Court' which follows the life of netball-nerd Grace Parker in her first year of High School. While that sounds like a story in itself, the book is only the beginning. We've added some Sophie Garbin commentary and some exclusive insight into Maddy Proud's brain as she explains just how she came to write this absolute masterpiece. Hold ...
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The Year that Made Me: Erna Walraven, 1983
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When newly qualified zookeeper Erna Walraven started work at Taronga Zoo in 1983, it was a dream come true. Some of her male co-workers were not so welcoming of a female zookeeper. So Erna started studying the female animals in her care to try and work out how they managed domineering males in the pack, and she realised that the females were not as…
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Melanie Cheng was seven when her family moved from Australia to Hong Kong. So finding her favourite authors in the Hong Kong City Hall library made the adjustment so much easier. Melanie is speaking at the Sydney Writers Festival about her significant library along side other authors including Markus Zusak and James Bradley. Guest: Melanie Cheng, a…
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How a volunteer-led newspaper in regional NSW has beaten the odds
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The Glen Innes Examiner closed just two issues short of 150 years of service. It's the latest in a series of more than 200 regional and community newspaper closures over the last decade. Financial instability is one of the foremost problems. But not for the new volunteer-led Glen Innes News! With a strong community focus, and support from residents…
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There is a finite amount of gold and other heavy metals on earth because they were formed before earth came to existence in its current form. New research shows that gold may be formed from magnetar flares as well as the merging of neutron stars. Guest: Anirudh Patel, doctoral student in astrophysics at Columbia University and lead author on a new …
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What paramedic Sally Gould has learnt from her 15 years on the streets
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Sally Gould has been working as a paramedic for 15 years. Over that time she has has dealt with all sorts of emergencies and plenty of time wasters too. She loves her job and while it can be very stressful, there is a lot of laughter too, and she has developed a very healthy attitude to death. Guest: Sally Gould, paramedic and author of Frog: The S…
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Prevail Together: The bomb disposal charity working in Ukraine
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Chris Garrett, a bomb disposal expert who was killed whilst operating in Ukraine last week, reportedly cleared between 5000-6000 tonnes of landmines from the country. He worked as part of an extraordinary team at the charity Prevail Together. Garrett was the founder and chair of the organisation, and was working alongside Nick Parsons, a former Aus…
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Can you guess this week's tweeter?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Has the humble shopping list that's written on a scrap of paper from the kitchen bench died out? Melbourne based artist Kenny Pittock has created a living memorial to hundreds of discarded shopping lists he found in trolleys over many years by turning them into ceramics.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How monsters have changed over history: from dragons to humans
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Dragons, giants and ogres are the terrifying characters of myths and folktales from all over the globe. The type of monsters have evolved over time reflecting the changing threats to a society, from the environment and the fringes of a community. The monsters of modern myths portrayed in books and films are now more frequently humans themselves. Gu…
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Rare copy of Frankenstein acquired by Sydney University
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When Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published in 1818, it’s fair to say the publishers underestimated the size of the market Only 500 were printed. And now one of those 500 first edition of Frankenstein is in Australia, after it was purchased by the University of Sydney. GUEST: Julie Sommerfeldt Manager of Rare Books at the Sydney University…
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S03E08 - Craig Barton on Becoming a Better Maths Teacher
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In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers podcast, Brendan Lee is joined by the legendary Craig Barton—maths educator, best-selling author of How I Wish I Taught Maths and Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain, creator of variationtheory.com and tipsforteachers.co.uk, and one of the original voices in education podcasting. In this conversation, Craig ope…
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Survivor of Khmer Rouge regime reflects on 50 year legacy
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's brutal take over of Cambodia in 1975 following a five year civil war. As a child Dr Sophal Ear was forced out of Cambodia alongside his mother and siblings, eventually finding refuge in the United States. It was a long and at times dangerous journey, and came at great personal loss. Guest: D…
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Do the Greens need to completely recalibrate their party's focus and messaging to win back voters they lost at the Federal election? While they held up in the Senate, polling shows the Greens lost older millennial voters, compounding the loss of party leader Adam Bandt, who failed to retain his seat of Melbourne. Guest: Richard Di Natale, former Gr…
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Can you guess this week's tweeter?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In the ACT, there has been a surge in support for independents with Senator David Pocock doubling his vote and easily retaining his Senate seat. The normally safe Labor seat of Bean, in the south of Canberra, is too close to call, with the independent candidate Jessie Price neck and neck with David Smith. GUEST: David Pocock Independent Senator for…
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The Year that Made Me: Kumi Taguchi, 2013
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Kumi Taguchi has had a very successful career in the media culminating in her current role as the host of Insight on SBS. All the way along her stellar career, she has had to deal with self doubt and questions about her own identity as the daughter of an Australian mother and a Japanese father. Her new memoir explores her often difficult relationsh…
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The Year that Made Me: Sarah Arachchi, 2018
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When Sarah Arachchi was thirteen, she decided to become a paediatrician. She fulfilled that dream in 2018 after years of study, becoming a mother and overcoming the challenges of being a brown, female doctor. She came to Australia with her parents from Sri Lanka when she was only four years old, and has navigated a path to find her Sri Lankan Austr…
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Labor secures huge majority in election landslide
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Anthony Albanese has become the first Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections in more than two decades, picking up seats in the process, including Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's own. Mr Dutton's surprise loss in Dickson, and the Liberal Party's broader political misfortune has thrown the party into serious soul searching, as it reckons with …
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a second term with an increased majority for the Australian Labor Party currently sitting at 85 seats. LNP leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat of Dixon with a 8% swing against him. Katina Curtis, Canberra Bureau Chief for The West Australian reports on the results from a surprising night. Guest: Katina Curt…
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S9 Ep6: Imagining the Past—Summer/Autumn Season—2025—Kim Kelly in conversation with Judy Nunn.
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Author Kim Kelly interviews Judy Nunn on her love for historical fiction which have encompassed stories across diverse eras from colonial periods, WW2, the Cold War to more modern times. Her most recent novel, Showtime, features a showdown between rival entrepreneurs in 1880s Melbourne with comedy, tragedy, passion and betrayal; economic depression…
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S03E07 - Jeanette Breen on lessons learnt from high-performing schools
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In this episode, I’m joined by Jeanette Breen — Learning Specialist at Templestowe Heights Primary School and Head of Global Partnerships at No More Marking — to unpack insights from her recent tour of some of the highest-performing schools across the UK. From standalone primaries to schools within trusts like Ark Academy, and even the renowned Mic…
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The Year that Made Me: Josh Bornstein, 1998
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Josh Bornstein is an employment lawyer who has taken the case of workers against some high profile employers like Qantas, the ABC, Patrick Stevedores and even the High Court itself. Guest: Josh Bornstein, lawyer and author of Working for the BrandBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Why were there objections to the name of WA's new Federal seat?
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The only new electorate in the 2025 Federal election is Bullwinkel, named after World War two nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole Australian survivor of the Bangak massacre. She only moved to the electorate later in life, which prompted some family and community members to lodge a submission calling for the seat to be named after fellow military nurs…
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What bookish words have most influenced the English language?
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How has the world of books influenced the English language? In particular the word book itself? How has that changed over time? Guest: David Crystal, linguist and author of Bookish Words and their suprising stories (Bodleian)By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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It’s the Marbled Frog! Named after their pattern of marbling across their back, this brownish frog tends to call hidden away in thick vegetation at the edge of the water. They are a common frog to hear during the wet season around Darwin, Cairns, Townsville and down past Mackay and Rockhampton. This is a large species of frog, and can be heard duri…
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How many seats are up for grabs in the federal election? There’s 150 seats in the House of Representatives, and if you add in the 76 seats in the Senate that’s 226 in total in the Parliament. But in 2025, it’s a half Senate election, so there are 40 Senate seats up for grabs, making a total of 190. We thought we’d metaphorically unfurl the long Sen…
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The lead up to the Canadian election has gone through some spectacular twists and turns ahead of polling day. At the start of the year the Liberals, after ten years in government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, looked headed for certain defeat by the Conservatives under Pierre Polivere. Now former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of…
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