Tony Birch is an author, academic and Fitzroy Blak whose stories are full of complexities and compassion.

He discusses his new novel, Women and Children and why this isn’t an autobiographic work.

Singer Royston Noell, started the year by winning the first season of the rebooted singing competition Australian Idol.

Plus, for Word Up, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is the co-principal of Yirrkala Community School and the language legend for December.