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Artist's alarm at sculptures credited to French creator

Artist's alarm at sculptures credited to French creator

When artist Anya Pesce parted ways with a gallery, sculptures similar to hers credited to a French artist, became available from the same outlet.

Artist illuminates the calm and fear of rural Australia

Artist illuminates the calm and fear of rural Australia

Artist illuminates the calm and fear of rural Australia

Artist illuminates the calm and fear of rural Australia

Painter Nerrida Parfitt's work could be considered Australian gothic, using rural roads and landscapes to explore themes of isolation, peace and impermanence.

New year welcomed with dazzling fireworks displays

New year welcomed with dazzling fireworks displays

New year welcomed with dazzling fireworks displays

New year welcomed with dazzling fireworks displays

The New Year has been welcomed with a bang in Australia with millions gathering to watch spectacular firework displays across the nation.

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'National treasure' cartoonist Michael Leunig dies

'National treasure' cartoonist Michael Leunig dies

Michael Leunig has died aged 79, leaving behind the cartoons, poems and paintings of his six-decade career - including Mr Curly and his ducks.

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

The Museum of Contemporary Art has long been free to the public, but it says a lack of government funding means it has to charge $20 entry fees.

Anti-Islam hate spikes with shocking details revealed

Anti-Islam hate spikes with shocking details revealed

There is a surge in reports of Muslims facing abuse and hateful vitriol and anti-Islam graffiti is commonplace, comprehensive data reveals.

Dear Evan Hansen gets likes amid teen social media ban

Dear Evan Hansen gets likes amid teen social media ban

Dear Evan Hansen taps into the concerns about the digital world's impact on young people, and the musical's Australian production is getting some likes.

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Changing channels as former Nine chief takes ABC reins

Changing channels as former Nine chief takes ABC reins

Changing channels as former Nine chief takes ABC reins

Changing channels as former Nine chief takes ABC reins

The man who oversaw the merger of two major news companies before leaving Nine under a cloud has been appointed as the next managing director of the ABC.

Cue up the classics: nation's first FM station turns 50

Cue up the classics: nation's first FM station turns 50

Cue up the classics: nation's first FM station turns 50

Cue up the classics: nation's first FM station turns 50

Australia's very first FM radio station, 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, is marking 50 years on air with a celebration of classical music ... and even some jazz.

Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with the works of First Nations artists, celebrating culture, connection and storytelling of Indigenous people.

Step into an infinite polka dot universe at Kusama show

Step into an infinite polka dot universe at Kusama show

Step into an infinite polka dot universe at Kusama show

Step into an infinite polka dot universe at Kusama show

Yayoi Kusama offers an experience of infinity at her National Gallery of Victoria retrospective, which is the biggest ever show of her work in Australia.

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

In a bid to return revenue to Australian news publishers, the government will charge tech giants if they do not pay for local journalism.

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

The theme to sci-fi series Doctor Who is one of the annual additions to the Sounds of Australia collection at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Banksy's ultimate Firewall unveiled at street art show

Banksy's ultimate Firewall unveiled at street art show

Banksy's ultimate Firewall unveiled at street art show

Banksy's ultimate Firewall unveiled at street art show

A free exhibition from Australia's most extensive collection of street art features a room of Banksys, including the never-before-seen sculpture Firewall.

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Tributes flow for trailblazer Tabberer: 'a true icon'

Fashion legend Maggie Tabberer has been remembered for paving the way for Australian women with elegance, style, and determination.

Promises museum won't shut, despite ditching 2025 slate

A leading university art museum has cut its 2025 program, including a career survey by artist Jemima Wyman. She says she is devastated by the move.

Sculpture by the Sea scuppered, 'feels like a funeral'

A lack of funding has forced organisers to cancel a popular seaside sculpture exhibition that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to a city beach.

Artists dream big at milestone museum exhibition

Arts Project Australia's artists are making exciting, compelling contemporary art, says the curator of its first exhibition at a major gallery.

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Intergenerational knowledge reimagined at Triennial

Artists or groups from 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region feature in QAGOMA's 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, opening on Saturday.

Boulevard goes dotty for Japan's art superstar

For artist Yayoi Kusama, polka dots represent infinity. For Australia's biggest exhibition of her art, more than 60 trees will be wrapped in her signature dots.

Liberation of abstraction embraced in troubled times

Acclaimed US painter Julie Mehretu is holding her first exhibition in the southern hemisphere at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A new work by street art superstar Bansky will feature when two of Australia's biggest street art collectors show off their finds.

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African writer Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former South African government’s apartheid policy, has died in Paris.

Staying independent is radical, top fashion label says

As artist Zaachariaha Fielding shows off his work with fashion label Romance Was Born, its designers wonder about the future of Australian runway fashion.

Premier's very short pink shorts star at gallery show

With artist Zaachariaha Fielding showing off Romance Was Born couture and Don Dunstan's infamous shorts, a new exhibition shows textiles really can be radical.

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