Throughout 2024 and 2025 the ACLF has been proud to work with Bolinda Audio to cast a light on some of the incredible Australian children’s books available as audiobooks.Every month we have spotlighted TWO books. One from our Laureate Sally Rippin and another...
It is with great pleasure that we announce the continuation of our partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in support of National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS)!NSS is an annual event that aims to promote the value of reading and...
Dr Kara Cain Gray A picture’s worth a thousand words, but a great picture book? Priceless! The Grown-Up’s Guide To Picture Books explores the complexities of modern picture books, from why our favourites tend to linger so long in our memories, to how we can maximise...
20 November, 2025 Nicole Colleen Brunker, Michelle Hostrup, Virginia Moller, Alison Boyd-Boland, Grant Sciberras The intention of this discussion paper is to open conversation with educators to raise awareness to the problems of evidence-based practice, the value in...
School News Shannon Meyerkort November 2025 The McKell Institute’s new report, Freeing Teachers to Teach, argues that Australia’s education reforms must focus on reducing teacher administrative workloads—not centralising lesson planning. “The report responds to the...
Hello everyone,Being the Eighth Australian Children’s Laureate has been one of the greatest honours of my career. Over the past two years, it has been a joy and a privilege to represent children’s reading, champion writers, teachers, and librarians, and speak...
The Guardian 27 November, 2025 A good picture book is pure magic – and Australia has produced some of the best. Nominate your favourite here
This research paper written by Mantei and colleagues, offers a timely and thought-provoking discussion of a research project which investigated the “interplay between social, cultural and individual influences on the materiality of writing classrooms” (Mantei et al,...
Reference: Adam,H. Hey, ministers, now’s the time to make better choices. (2025, November 14). Edu Research Matters. The disconnect between policy and practice is examined in this article through a lens provided by Dr Adam’s research over the last decade. Three...
AARE blog, Pat Thompson October 31, 2025 The review of the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is due to report in May 2026. However, the federal minister Jason Clare has just announced the formation of the new Teaching and Learning Commission, bringing...
