Macquarie Dictionary ‘word of the year’ poll opens
Voting for the annual Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year poll opens today. Among the book-related new words to be nominated this year are ‘heist novel'--‘a novel in which the...
An evocative word of the year
The Macquarie Dictionary has announced its ‘word of the year' for 2007: ‘Pod-slurping.' Pod-slurping, officially listed as a noun, is the downloading of large quantities of data to an MP3...
APA accreditation for Macquarie publishing course
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has accredited the Macquarie University Post-graduate Diploma in Editing & Publishing, making it the second tertiary publishing course in the country to receive the APA's...
Macquarie Dictionary cuts ties with Macquarie University
The Macquarie Dictionary and Macquarie Library, the Macmillan-owned company that publishes it, have left Macquarie University after more than 25 years and moved to the University of Sydney.According to recent...