When 14-year-old Bridget Harrington woke following eight hours of brain surgery in 2006, all she could do was blink. This week she stepped out of her wheelchair and walked publicly for the first time, crossing the stage to tumultuous applause to...

11 December 2013
UQ graduate Angela Slatter is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award. Photo: David Pollitt

Brisbane writer Angela Slatter is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award, putting her work in the company of international bestselling authors Stephen King and Neil Gaiman.

8 October 2012