Recognising the increasing role long-form and literary journalism play in the Australian media, The Walkley Book Award was introduced in 2005. There are two rounds for entries each year, closing in June and late August.

WINNER

  • King Brown Country: The betrayal of Papunya

    Russell Skelton

    Allen & Unwin

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  • The book presents a devastatingly revealing portrait of Papunya, a Western Desert community that once showed such promise, now a community in severe crisis.  "Why don’t you check out Papunya? It’s the (petrol) sniffing capital of Australia, it’s a Bermuda triangle for taxpayer funds. Nobody...

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