Tara June Winch wins the Miles Franklin award for The Yield – Sydney Morning Herald

In a passionate, pre-recorded acceptance speech Winch said it was the duty of all Australians “to demand change for the sake of our past, present and possible future”.
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The Yield tells the story of August Gondiwindi returning to her home on Massacre Plains in Wiradjuri country for her grandfather “Poppy” Albert’s funeral as the land around them is about to be taken over by a mining company.
Facing his last months, Poppy has been compiling a Wiradjuri dictionary that both rescues his pe…

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