Recently announced, the Australian Government's National Cultural Policy includes the establishment of Writers Australia, to provide direct support to the literature sector from 2025, including for writers and publishers, to grow local and international audiences for Australian books and establish a National Poet Laureate for Australia.

Jacinta Le Plastrier, CEO of Australian Poetry, joins the Breakfasters to talk more about the creation of a National Poet Laureate position, and what this will mean for poetry in Australia.