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First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

Stone Yard Devotional author Charlotte Wood has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the first Australian writer since Richard Flanagan to make the list.

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Home-grown talent will be the focus of the 30th Melbourne Fashion Week with most of the participating creatives hailing from the host city.

Stars in Victoria to film Netflix thriller

Stars in Victoria to film Netflix thriller

Stars in Victoria to film Netflix thriller

Stars in Victoria to film Netflix thriller

Hollywood stars are shooting a major blockbuster thriller in Victoria for Netflix and Lionsgate, written by a local film maker.

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Doco dives deep into the world's most dangerous caves

Doco dives deep into the world's most dangerous caves

Documentary maker Nays Baghai learnt cave diving so he could film pioneer diver Jill Heinerth in some of the world's deepest cave systems.

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has labelled the Australian government 'fascists' over their proposed misinformation laws.

Dao's 'Anam' takes out PM's Literary Award for fiction

Dao's 'Anam' takes out PM's Literary Award for fiction

André Dao's novel Anam has won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction, while a biography of Donald Horne by Ryan Cropp took out the prize for history.

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Sales at Sydney Contemporary in 2024 have fallen short of the previous year, with $17.5 million spent on artworks.

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Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

With its world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar, the Australian Ballet has put queer love into classical dance.

Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up

Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up

Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up

Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up

An adaptation of Rebecca will feature in the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2025 program, of which eight productions are premieres of Australian works.

Children promised a say on social media age ban plans

Children promised a say on social media age ban plans

Children promised a say on social media age ban plans

Children promised a say on social media age ban plans

Some young people will get around an age limit on social media but a ban is still needed to protect children, the prime minister says.

Fresh injection to get film fests buzzing from day one

Fresh injection to get film fests buzzing from day one

Fresh injection to get film fests buzzing from day one

Fresh injection to get film fests buzzing from day one

Rolling out the red carpet and putting up the best cultural films up in lights will be made a little easier under a new program.

Social media ban poses barrier to mental health support

Social media ban poses barrier to mental health support

Social media ban poses barrier to mental health support

Social media ban poses barrier to mental health support

Mental health services and youth advocacy groups say they will find it harder to connect with young people if the government goes ahead with a social media ban.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Love on the Spectrum wins hearts with two more Emmys

Australian production house Northern Pictures has beaten RuPaul's Drag Race to win two more Emmys for its reality show Love on the Spectrum.

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K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

The rise and rise of K-pop shows no sign of wavering in Australia, with fans hungry for more show, more fashion and more dance routines.

Atong Atem's art of masculinity leads the agenda

In her latest artworks, photographer Atong Atem is thinking about gender - from the pain of childbirth to posing as a "hot dude".

Bubble experts bring a show that pops to Sydney Fringe

Bubble Show in Space, by Australian performer Kurt Murray and his Romanian partner Iulia Benze, is playing at Sydney Fringe for the first time.

Buyers step through portal at nation's biggest art fair

Many artworks have already sold as Sydney Contemporary - Australia's biggest art fair - opens to the public.

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Inflatable ape looks for love at Sydney Contemporary

The Sydney Contemporary showcases works by more than 400 artists with hopes the event will generate some $20 million in sales.

Tech giants must reveal children's social media habits

Children are dodging age limits to access social media platforms and the online watchdog has ordered tech companies to reveal the number of kids on their sites.

No harmony in sight as symphony's fight rises in tempo

Lawyers for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have accused pianist Jayson Gillham of making outrageous demands, further intensifying their dispute.

Venice Film Festival welcomes Pitt and Clooney

George Clooney and Brad Pitt have hit the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of their action thriller Wolfs.

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Actor and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated solo performance of the epic tale Beowulf, staged for the first time in a blacksmith's workshop.

It's good to be King: Vincent Namatjira opens new show

Gina Rinehart can rest easy - the new paintings by artist Vincent Namatjira are self-portraits based on his cheeky character King Dingo.

Opera artistic director quits, nine months into the job

Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies has quit, effective immediately, midway through her inaugural season with the national company.

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