Awards and Nominations
- 1978 – National Book Council award for Monkey Grip
- 1986 – South Australian Premier's Awards for The Children's Bach
- 1986 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction for Postcards from Surfers
- 1987 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Television Writing Award for Two Friends
- 1983 – Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award for Cosmo Cosmolino
- 1993 – Walkley Award for Best Feature Writing for Did Daniel Have to Die?, published in TIME
- 1997 – Nita Kibble Literary Award for True Stories: Selected Non-fiction
- 2005 – Ned Kelly Awards joint winner for Best True Crime for Joe Cinque's Consolation
- 2006 – Melbourne Prize for Literature
- 2008 – Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction for The Spare Room
- 2008 – Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Fiction Book Award for The Spare Room
- 2009 – Barbara Jefferis Award for The Spare Room
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