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Camilla Nelson

Camilla Nelson lectures in Media and Communications at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and specialises in fiction and non fiction writing, adaptation and history in popular culture. Previously she was a lecturer in the Creative Practices Group at UTS. In addition to a range of scholarly and other essays, she is also a published novelist. Her work includes, Perverse Acts, for which she was named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists of the Year, and Crooked, which was shortlisted in the 2009 Ned Kelly Awards. She is also a former journalist, and has a Walkley Award Best All Media Online News (2001) for her work at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Camilla's work has been recognised through the award of grants from the Literature Board of the Australia Council and the Australian Film Commission. She has served as a judge of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards (2008 and 2012), the Kathleen Mitchell Award (2008 to 2014), the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists (2015), and on the governing board of the NSW Writers' Centre (2008-2011).

Her most recent book is a co-edited collection of essays On Happiness, UWA Press, 2015.

The rise and rise of the omniscient ‘I’

Nov 25, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Life

In an age of uncertainty, in which truth is apparently an illusion and all claims to authority are suspect, it is tempting to believe that a first person narrator telling their own story in a style that is skewed,...

Reading for moral self-improvement or therapy can occasionally feel a little grim

May 16, 2016 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

This weeks Sydney Writers Festival not only celebrates the art of writing, but the art of reading. Of course, it is difficult not to worry that this might be because the art of reading that is, deep, critical,...

Economy

Burger King, McDonald's introduce return system for reusable packaging in Germany

Burger King and McDonalds have developed a system for customers to return reusable packaging containers in Germany. The two leading burger joints have teamed up with reusable packaging solution companies to implement the...

메타, 유료 인증 서비스 '미국 시장'으로 확대

원본 기사 : Meta rolls out paid verification subscription in the US 대형 소셜미디어 페이스북과 인스타그램의 모기업 메타플랫폼(Meta Platforms Inc.)이 미국 시장에 유료 인증 서비스를 지원한다. 18일(현지시간) 마크...

Lotte Duty-Free fails to secure a spot in Incheon Airport

Lotte Duty Free and China Duty Free Group (CDFG) have failed in their bids to secure a spot at Incheon Airport. They were not able to secure a license to set up their outlets at the facility while Hotel Shilla and...

POSCO confirms transfer of its HQ to Pohang

POSCO Holdings is moving its headquarters, and this could be good news for the residents of Pohang, where it will be relocated from Seoul. The transfer was approved by the companys shareholders on Friday, Mach 17. The...

Hyundai Steel selling its Beijing unit due to slow sales amid strong competition

Hyundai Steel said last week it would unload its unit in China called the Hyundai Steel Beijing Process. The company said it made the decision due to slow sales in recent years in addition to the diminished market share of...

Politics

South China Sea: US, Philippines to announce new sites under EDCA as soon as possible

The United States and the Philippines are set to announce new military sites as soon as possible under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. This follows Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.s authorization to...

Japan unveils $75 billion investment for Indo-Pacific region

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled his countrys plans to invest billions in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region during his visit to India. The plans are part of Tokyos efforts to forge stronger ties...

Taiwan calls on UK to support bid for Pacific trade pact

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has called on the United Kingdom to support the islands bid to join the major pan-Pacific free trade pact. This comes as London has also applied to join the pact. During a visit of...

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces still holding the line in Bakhmut, army says possible to deliver supplies

The Ukrainian army said its forces outside the key city of Bakhmut are still holding the line to defend the eastern city. The army said food, medicines, and equipment could still be delivered to Ukrainian...

UK: Heathrow airport security staff vote on 10-day strike

The trade union representing the security staff at the United Kingdoms Heathrow airport has voted to go on a 10-day strike. The strike would last from the end of March up to Easter Sunday, according to the union. Trade...

Science

Hellmann’s testing temperature-detecting smart jars to reduce food waste

Unilevers Hellmanns is testing a smart jar with a label using temperature-sensitive ink that changes to reveal a hidden layer when in an environment below 5C. The innovative smart jar is part of Hellmanns efforts to...

S. Korea’s sleep-inducing lettuce to be grown in Australia

A South Korean lettuce variety called heukharang or black harang, which serves as a natural treatment for insomnia is set for cultivation in Australia. Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research Extension Services (JARES)...

How amateur scientists are still helping make important discoveries

What images does science conjure up in your mind? You may well be visualising a laboratory, equations scrawled on a blackboard. Figures are surrounded by glassware filled with coloured liquids. Maybe someone, with...

Drinking Coke, Pepsi could increase testicle size, testosterone level: study

A study by the Northwest Minzu University in China has revealed that drinking Coca-Cola and Pepsi can lead to larger testicles and higher testosterone levels. The university was determining the impact of carbonated...

Japanese tourism startup Iwaya Gikento offer balloon rides into ‘space’

Japanese startup Iwaya Giken is launching a space tourism business to take sightseers on balloon rides 25 kilometers into the stratosphere Iwaya Giken noted that while passengers need not undergo special training to...

Technology

Logitech expands retail reach in Singapore with Watsons rollout

Logitech and Watsons are collaborating to sell lifestyle and technology items in-store throughout Singapore. Watsons will sell Logitechs K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard, Pebble Wireless Mouse M350, Lift Vertical...

Samsung to invest $230 billion in building mega chip cluster

Samsung Electronics will invest $230 billion over the next 20 years chip-making mega cluster, which will be established in Gyeonggi Province by 2042. Samsungs five new semiconductor plants would anchor South Koreas...

Samsung steals Xiaomi’s crown in India’s smartphone market

Samsung Electronics took a 20 percent market share in India in the last quarter of 2022 to take the top spot in the worlds second-biggest market for devices over erstwhile leader Xiaomi Corp., who had an 18 percent market...

Krafton to set up metaverse JV with Naver

South Koreas leading game developer Krafton Inc. will establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp. in the first half to create a virtual world for global users. The JV, dubbed Project Migaloo, will run Persistent...

Roku partners with Best Buy to sell its first company-made smart TVs

Roku Inc., an American company that makes various digital media players for video streaming, has teamed up with Best Buy to sell its own smart televisions. The company produced its very first smart TVs, and these will be...