Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

congratulates the following winners of the Australian Book Industry Awards, held in Sydney on 26 July 2006, on their literary achievement:

(i)

Australian Publisher of the Year 2006: Allen & Unwin,

(ii)

Australian Independent Bookseller of the Year 2006: Riverbend Books,

(iii)

Australian Chain Bookseller of the Year 2006: Readings Carlton,

(iv)

Australian Book of the Year 2006: The Secret River by Kate Grenville,

(v)

The Pixie O’Harris Award: Julie Watts,

(vi)

Australian Illustrated Book of the Year 2006: Italian Joy by Carla Coulson,

(vii)

Australian Biography of the Year 2006: Far From A Still Life: Margaret Olley by Meg Stewart,

(viii)

Australian General Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change by Tim Flannery,

(ix)

Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years) 2006: Little Fur: The Legend of Little Fur Book 1 by Isobelle Carmody,

(x)

Australian Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years) 2006: Does my Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah,

(xi)

Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Secret River by Kate Grenville,

(xii)

Australian General Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Broken Shore by Peter Temple,

(xiii)

Australian Newcomer of the Year (debut writer) 2006: A Man’s Got to Have a Hobby by William McInnes,

(xiv)

Australian Export & Rights Development Award 2006: Allen & Unwin,

(xv)

Australian Marketing Campaign of the Year 2006: The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet by Dr Manny Noakes with Dr Peter Clifton,

(xvi)

Australian Distributor of the Year 2006: Alliance Distribution Services, and

(xvii)

Australian Small Publisher of the Year 2006: Scribe Publications;

(b)

acknowledges Mr John Marsden, who was awarded the Lloyd O’Neil Award for Services to the Australian Book Industry; and

(c)

acknowledges the Government’s Books Alive initiative which ‘aims to encourage all Australians to experience the joys of reading’.

Question agreed to.