Australia Reads
The latest National Arts Participation Survey offers some reassuring news for the books sector – along with a few surprising discoveries about Australian’s reading habits and preferences.
Read Professor Larissa Behrendt’s powerful opening keynote, presented as part of the ALIA’s 2026 National Conference.
Australia Reads named as a delivery partner to support reading reform in first funding announcement from the Federal body.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Shadow Arts and Education Minister Julian Leeser are among those speaking out to support reading for children and families
Explore top tips on how to support children and teens to bring books and reading back into their daily lives.
Research from South Australia shows that social media use has soared amongst Australian children and teens – at the expense of participation in reading, music and sport.
Reading put on the agenda as part of New South Wales’ first ever writing and literature strategy
A new report by Creative Australia and BehaviourWorks Australia will test effective tools the sector can adopt to get more Australians reading.
Explore our key asks for the election, and find out how you can get involved in advocacy efforts to support reading.
Australia Reads and BehaviourWorks Australia are pleased to announce the publication of a major new research report into recreational reading behaviours in Australia
New Guardian Essential poll data reveal some concerning statistics around Australians’ participation in recreational reading.
New international data looks at Australian reading rates compared to 19 other countries.
