Behrouz Boochani, an asylum seeker, could not attend the event at which he was awarded $125,000 for his book on his experiences as a detainee.
Tag: Australia
Letter 92: Life Lessons From Jarrod and Briony Lyle
This week’s Australia Letter hands over the reins to the sportswriter Karen Crouse for a story of golf, love and Aussie resilience.
Soccer Player’s Detention Poses ‘Historic Test’ for Global Sports
The fate of a Bahraini soccer player jailed in Thailand has raised questions about the power of sports to protect its players.
‘It’s Entirely Up to Me’: Indigenous Australians Find Empowerment in Start-Ups
Indigenous entrepreneurs say that the field is an alluring, empowering avenue to take their destiny in into their own hands.
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here’s the climate change connection.
Across Australia, Yet Another Scorching Summer
Australia’s heat waves, now an annual ordeal, have been expanding into new territory — like Tasmania, where more than 50 wildfires were burning as of Friday.
Letter 91: Australia’s Old and New Spending Spree?
This week’s newsletter looks at money and priorities in the land of the long boom. Plus: Free tickets to Fringe World in Perth!
China Says Australian Writer Is Suspected of National Security Crimes
Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-born writer, is the third foreigner since last month to have been detained under the vague charge of “endangering national security.”
Chinese-Australian Writer Yang Hengjun Detained in China
A former Chinese official with Australian citizenship, Mr. Yang flew from New York to Guangzhou despite friends’ warnings that it was too dangerous.
How to Make Sex Scenes Natural and Nonthreatening? Cue the ‘Intimacy Coordinator’
As the acting industry grapples with a culture of sexual harassment and power imbalances, efforts to ensure the well-being of performers involved in intimate scenes are gaining ground.