Aside from the "Locus" magazine selections for best sf and fantasy of the year across all categories (novel, long-short, short-short, etc etc), we also have those shorter stories that have been selected in the various annual "Best of the Year" collections.
Jonathan Strahan's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is now up to volume five and features the following Australian stories:
"Under the Moons of Venus," Damien Broderick
"The Miracle Aquilina," Margo Lanagan
From what I can figure Rich Horton started his series of "Best of..." volumes in 2006, producing one book for each of science fiction and fantasy. The past two years he has combined both into one. His The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2011 acually covers 2010 and includes:
"Under the Moons of Venus" by Damien Broderick
Jonathan Strahan's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is now up to volume five and features the following Australian stories:
"Under the Moons of Venus," Damien Broderick
"The Miracle Aquilina," Margo Lanagan
From what I can figure Rich Horton started his series of "Best of..." volumes in 2006, producing one book for each of science fiction and fantasy. The past two years he has combined both into one. His The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2011 acually covers 2010 and includes:
"Under the Moons of Venus" by Damien Broderick