FANZA is a charity based in the UK which promotes and celebrates the range and vitality of Australian and New Zealand arts and culture.
Omar Musa has been awarded the 2026 Victorian Premier’s Award for Fiction for his novel Fierceland.
Australian performer Trevor Ashley has been nominated for a 2026 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
A major portrait by New Zealand-born artist Sarah Jane Moon has been acquired for Aotearoa New Zealand’s national collection at the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Andy Griffiths, one of Australia's most beloved and bestselling children's authors, has been named the ninth Australian Children's Laureate for 2026–2027. The creator of the internationally bestselling Treehouse series — illustrated by Terry Denton and loved by millions of young readers worldwide, including a huge following in the UK — Griffiths takes over from outgoing Laureate Sally Rippin.
