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‘Ever since Ada Lovelace – the marvellous Victorian mathematician, the first computer programmer – wrote about this, we’ve doubted that computers would ever be creative, because they don’t have the human experience. They don’t have our emotions. They never fall in love, lose a loved one, have to contemplate their mortality. And, you know, great books speak to those themes, and computers will never be able to speak to those themes the way that humans can.’ - Professor Toby Walsh, author and award

Australian stories by Australian authors underpins an Australian culture. Rather than telling kids stories about a white Christmas, beech forests and badgers, the lexicon should reflect the Australian experience. The only way we can support Australian authors is to buy their books and start the ritual of reading to our kids, which is also a great start to their literary curiosity. Check out the amazing works of Author Cate Whittle, Susannah Crispe, Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder Author, and Samantha T

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