Handke won the 2019 prize for "an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience," the Academy said in a statement.

Olga Tokarczuk became the 15th woman to win the award, while Peter Handke was the 114th man

Just days ago, the Swedish Academy promised to move away from the prestigious award's "male-oriented" and "Eurocentric".
 

Jarrod McInnes spent Tuesday staring out the window of his primary school watching his dad fight to save their house from a wall of fire. They were about to buy burn to the ground as bushfires still rage in NSW.

“I was a little bit scared because I was sort of thinking we were going to be double homeless,” the schoolboy tells AAP in the fire-ravaged NSW town of Rappville. 

“There was one fire on one side, and then there was another fire at the back and I could see my dad. I feel lucky now because we still have our house — somewhere to sleep.”

The ACT Government has had to intervene  to prevent a possible collapse of the building after the developer refused to install temporary propping on the site. 

However, the company has said their main priority is “the safety of the public and those who live and work in its developments.”
Despite this, the developer confirms they will breach the emergency rectification  order. 

 "The safety of the public and those who live and work in its developments is Morris's utmost priority," the company said in a statement 
 

Queensland’s Lockyer Valley has been described as a “burning cauldron” with bushfires tearing through 10,000 hectares but miraculously only claiming one house.
But Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan says the town of Laidley, 80 kilometres west of Brisbane, is counting its blessings despite fire having torn through about 10,000 hectares.

Just one home was lost to the bushfires whipped up by dry winds.

Queensland Conservatorium alumni Dami Im and Katie Noonan are being honoured at the 2019 awards.
 
The awards celebrate the diversity and talent of women in the Australian music industry.
 
The alumni’s past vocal coach and senior lecturer Dr Irene Bartlett says she can “size up whether there is that special ‘ something’” and she “saw that in both katie and Dami”.
 

 Solomon  Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Pacific keader’s first official visit to China after controversially cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan last month.
 
The leaders signed several agreements including one regarding China’s multi-trillian dollar Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
 
Mr Xi says "Although the Solomon Islands and China have just established ties, real friendship is not determined by when it starts,"
 

The UN says that thousands are fleeing the region from air strikes and artillery. 

It has been reported that 11 civilians have been killed and 28 injured. 

The assault was launched three days after President Trump removed American troops from their positions near the border alongside their Kurdish allies.

New South Wales farmer Ross Wild claims that he has been using the herbicide on his property for 43 years.
 
He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and claims it was due to long-term exposure of Roundup’s active ingredient glysophate.
 
Bayer Australia, the owner of Monsanto, says they  “firmly stand behind the safety of glyphosate-based products and, as a company devoted to life sciences, assure Australians that their health and the environment are our top priority”.

The brand-new Aussie hip-hop musical festival No Limit Fest is coming to Sydney in November.
 
The festival will play mostly Australian hip-hop, RnB and rap music with a focus on local and up and coming talent
 
Headlining the event will be internet sensation HP Boyz alongside an impressive lineup of female artists.
 
Co-Founder Jay Roots says “No Limit Fest will blast off in Sydney on the 17th of November at Metro Theatre” and it’s “going to be a night to remember.”