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November 22, 2023:
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In Australia, an indigenous-led podcast network called Blakcast launched today by Mundanara Bayles in partnership with ARN's iHeart. The launch took place on Gadigal land in Sydney this morning. The network includes Mundanara's podcast Black Magic Woman, the winner of yesterday's Australian Podcast Awards for best indigenous podcast.
November 21, 2023:
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In an award ceremony in Sydney, the winners of the Australian Podcast Awards 2023 have just been announced. Podcast of The Year went to true crime podcast The Lawyer, the Sniper & the NSW Police. We've a full list of the winners and nominees, including trailers and hosting companies.
October 12, 2023:
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The Australian Podcast Awards has published the top 5 podcasts in the listener's choice. They are, in alphabetical order: Alpha Blokes Podcast, Basically Besties, Darling, Shine!, twice-winners Life Uncut, and We don't have time for this. You can vote here.
September 29, 2023:
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The Australian Podcast Awards, operated by the same company, will be held in the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour on Nov 21.
September 21, 2023:
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The Australian Podcast Awards shared the current top 20 for the listener's choice vote. There's still time to vote for your favourite.
June 7, 2023:
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The Australian Podcast Awards, powered by iHeart, return this year with 30 categories. Submissions are now open.
November 21, 2022:
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The Australian Podcast Awards are announcing the winners in Sydney NSW, Australia. Hosted by Mitch Churi, these are the sixth awards, with more than thirty different categories.
November 4, 2022:
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The finalists for the Australian Podcast Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced in Sydney NSW on Nov 21 (we'll be there).
October 18, 2022:
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Grab the L&P and a chocolate fish, and prepare your winning shows: the New Zealand Podcast Awards now close for entries this Thursday Oct 20 at 5pm. Meanwhile, the Latin Podcast Awards winners were announced and Osher Günsberg has been named Chair of Judges for the Australian Podcast Awards.
September 26, 2022:
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The Australian Podcast Awards has extended its deadline to Monday Oct 3. Organiser Matt Deegan is interviewed in Media Week. The day after is Podcast Day 24 in Sydney:
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September 12, 2022:
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In Australia, the Australian Podcast Awards are open for entry. The country’s most prestigious and well recognised podcast awards, the judges had more than a thousand submissions in 2021.
December 3, 2021:
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The winners of the Australian Podcast Awards, powered by Acast, were announced. The Acast Podcast of the Year went to Private Affairs, while the Listeners' Choice Award went to Life Uncut with Britt and Laura, for the second year in a row.
November 2, 2021:
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How do I get more people to listen to my podcast? - Matt Deegan, from the British Podcast Awards and the Australian Podcast Awards - recommends a focus on the start of the show, on its marketing, and respecting your listeners.
October 29, 2021:
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Earlier today, the Australian Podcast Awards announced their nominations in this video. All Australian podcasts can take part in the Listener's Choice Award, as explained by a scruffy man in a cheap shirt about 22 minutes in. The awards will be in Sydney on 2 Dec.
October 26, 2021:
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The Australian Podcast Awards will announce their nominations on Friday at 1pm Sydney time.
October 20, 2021:
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There have been a record number of entries for the Australian Podcast Awards.
September 20, 2021:
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Australia! You've now got until 12 midday Tuesday to get your entries in for the Australian Podcast Awards. You're not too late. (Nearly).
September 17, 2021:
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Australia! You've got until 12 midday Monday to get your entries in for the Australian Podcast Awards.
September 13, 2021:
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The Australian Podcast Awards has announced new partners and their judging lineup. Acast is the headline partner and LiSTNR is gold partner. (Podnews is also a partner.)
August 24, 2021:
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The Australian Podcast Awards is back for 2021; this year it features a total of 31 award categories. You can enter here.
November 23, 2020:
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In a live ceremony over the internet, the Australian Podcast Awards announced their winners for 2020. The podcast of the year was Birds Eye View, made by women incarcerated in Darwin; the listeners' choice was Life Uncut with Britt and Laura.
November 20, 2020:
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The winners of the Australian Podcast Awards will be announced in a live stream tomorrow at 7.30pm AEDT. "Our host, Lucinda 'Froomes' Price, will lead us through our categories and special awards and we'll be seeing our 100 nominees in person, live from their homes too. What could possibly go wrong!"
November 4, 2020:
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More partners for the iHeartPodcast Network in Australia - DM Podcasts (home of the Betoota Advocate), and the Australian Podcast Awards, for which they're making a podcast industry show.
November 2, 2020:
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The nominees were announced for the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards. You can also vote for the Listeners' Choice, too.
October 29, 2020:
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The Australian Podcast Awards will announce their nominations this Saturday lunchtime, in a live stream on their website.
September 24, 2020:
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The Australian Podcast Awards has given you extra time to enter. You've now got until midday AEST on Monday.
September 15, 2020:
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The Australian Podcast Awards has announced their partners for 2020. (Podnews is one of them; Podnews's Editor is an organiser)
September 1, 2020:
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Entries are now open for the Australian Podcast Awards. The awards are open to every podcast in Australia, "whether you're on your own in the kitchen, or work with a large team in a fancy studio complex". You've got until September 25th to pick your categories and create 15 minute best-of MP3s. (Podnews is a supporter; our Editor is an organiser).
August 19, 2020:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have announced new categories for 2020. You can enter from 1 September; there'll be a live, online ceremony in November. (Disclosure: Podnews's Editor works with the team)
January 13, 2020:
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The Australian Podcast Awards are back for 2020, with plans to reflect the growing Australian podcast sector. The event moves from May to early November: entries open in July. "We’ll be delivering an even bigger ceremony and want to be even more representative of Australia’s audio makers," says founder Dave Gertler.
June 24, 2019:
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Coming off the back of their second nomination in a row for 'Best Comedy' at the Australian Podcast Awards, Welcome to Patchwork is back for season four.
May 20, 2019:
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The Australian Podcast Awards were also held on Saturday night, in Sydney NSW, Australia. Wrong Skin won the podcast of the year; the ABC won seven awards. You can watch the entire ceremony here; and listen to all the winners of the best Australian podcasts on our website.
April 15, 2019:
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The Australian Federal Election has been called on the day of the Australian Podcast Awards, Saturday 18th May. The Aus Pod Awards weren't consulted on this first, but they want you to know they're OK with that - and they've some information on how to vote, too.
March 28, 2019:
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The finalists of the Australian Podcast Awards have been announced. The winners are to be announced at the awards ceremony on 18th May at the Seymour Centre, Sydney NSW, Australia.
January 31, 2019:
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Acast are sponsoring the Diversity and Inclusion Award in the upcoming Australian Podcast Awards.
January 21, 2019:
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The Australian Podcast Awards is looking for public votes for their Popular Vote category. Voting is free and easy.
January 9, 2019:
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The Australian Podcast Awards will open their Popular Vote Category tomorrow. You're advised to watch their Twitter or Facebook pages.
November 19, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have announced a partnership with Stitcher, who are sponsoring the Investigative Journalism & True Crime podcast category. Earlybird entries are now open, and podcast producers have until 14 February 2019 to enter their
November 1, 2018:
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Entries for the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards are now open - see below for more information.
October 10, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards ceremony will be back in Sydney on Saturday 18 May. They've announced the categories, and entries open on November 1.
September 11, 2018:
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Yamaha will supply prizes at the Australian Podcast Awards next year.
July 16, 2018:
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The producers behind The Beanies spill the beans on how they make their podcast, in the Australian Podcast Awards's regular "tips from award-winners" feature.
July 9, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have emailed 'tips from award-winning podcasters' - the first in a series of Q&As with the winners. You can subscribe to the series over here.
May 7, 2018:
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In Melbourne, the winners of the Australian Podcast Awards were announced. The venue was filled to capacity (and most of the ceremony was streamed live). The winners are:
April 4, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have announced their finalists. If you're looking for decent Aussie podcasts, listen to any of these. The winners will be announced on May 5.
March 6, 2018:
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The finalists and winners of the Australian Podcast Awards will be archived in the National Film & Sound Archive, it was announced today; a nice idea that other podcast awards might do well to consider in their own country.
February 14, 2018:
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Is it fair for amateur podcasters to compete against commercial rivals in the Australian Podcast Awards? Chris Ashmore thinks so and goes as far to suggest independents have an advantage.
February 1, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards are now open to enter.
January 25, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have announced, in a news story, that we announced, in a news story, that they've announced the categories for their awards, which are open on 1 February. We are hoping they announce our announcement about their announcement about our announcement about their announcement. #recursion
January 23, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards have announced that entries for the competition open on February 1st, as well as the categories. The Editor of podnews, James Cridland, is one of the judges.
January 10, 2018:
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The Australian Podcast Awards gets a new name and a new website. Podnews's Managing Editor James Cridland appears on the front page, too, staring into the audience over the 'Enter' button. And you should enter, because he's one of the judges again this year.
December 29, 2017:
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The Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards announce that their awards ceremony (May 5) will be in the Melba Spiegeltent, a venue in Collingwood, Melbourne VIC, Australia.
December 7, 2017:
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Cast Away, the Australian Podcast Awards, releases their 2018 categories in an email. Submission starts on Feb 1st 2018. You can get on the mailing list here.
November 24, 2017:
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CastAway, the Australian podcast awards, will be in Melbourne VIC, Australia next year, on Saturday 5th May. Some new categories, too. Dave Gertler is at the Melbourne Podcasters Meetup on Dec 6 to explain more.
November 3, 2017:
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Event: Sydney Podcast Meetup, Sydney NSW, Australia, 22 Nov 2017. Focusing on the Australian Podcast Awards.
August 11, 2017:
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Australia: the Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards are back for another year - there's a mailing list to join.