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Big things: NAIDOC Week kicks off in 'deadly' style

Big things: NAIDOC Week kicks off in 'deadly' style

A deadly piece of art has been chosen to celebrate National NAIDOC Week - although its creator uses a different word to describe it.

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

An inventive self-portrait and artworks honouring fathers and a cousin are the chosen winners of one of Australia's most prestigious children's art prizes.

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

Monuments for Fishes floats on the water and reaches 23 metres into the air. It's a feat of public art, and engineering.

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Pubs to stay open all night for Socceroos clash

Pubs to stay open all night for Socceroos clash

Drinking holes across the country will be allowed to operate around-the-clock for Australia's upcoming win-or-go-home World Cup match against Egypt.

Rush to buy tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry on home turf

Rush to buy tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry on home turf

Tens of thousands of Britons have queued to get tickets for the one in 1000-year chance to see the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry on its return to England.

'It's painful': Stefanovic opens up to Piers Morgan

'It's painful': Stefanovic opens up to Piers Morgan

Axed Nine star Karl Stefanovic is now even more compelled to engage with Australian audiences who he says feel unheard, he tells a controversial UK broadcaster.

Artists urge big tech to pay up for scraping their work

Artists urge big tech to pay up for scraping their work

Australian artists say they are victims of copyright crime due to AI scraping their works, and are urging big tech to negotiate licensing deals.

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'Gets in your blood': coolest exhibition comes to town

'Gets in your blood': coolest exhibition comes to town

'Gets in your blood': coolest exhibition comes to town

'Gets in your blood': coolest exhibition comes to town

An ambitious exhibition documents Antarctica's 300 million-year history of flora and fauna and our fascination with the world's coldest continent.

Campfire stories given life in dreamy Opera House show

Campfire stories given life in dreamy Opera House show

Campfire stories given life in dreamy Opera House show

Campfire stories given life in dreamy Opera House show

Worlds are set to collide in an inventive performance at the Sydney Opera House that blends traditional Indigenous storytelling and modern electronic music.

Aussie music stars furious at big AI song scrape

Aussie music stars furious at big AI song scrape

Aussie music stars furious at big AI song scrape

Aussie music stars furious at big AI song scrape

Australia's greatest musical hits have been used in AI training datasets. Artists who've found their work using a new search tool say they're furious.

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

The theatre industry wants help to cope with soaring costs that have meant curtains even for certified hits such as Beetlejuice the Musical.

Howzat! Daryl Braithwaite announces shock retirement

Howzat! Daryl Braithwaite announces shock retirement

Howzat! Daryl Braithwaite announces shock retirement

Howzat! Daryl Braithwaite announces shock retirement

Stars of the Australian music industry have voiced their support for singer Daryl Braithwaite, who has announced he will step back from performing live

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

One-time skating mosquito now a homegrown festival boss

Arts leader Ben Graetz is returning home to take the helm at the Darwin Festival, making him the only First Nations artistic director of a major arts festival.

Thousands grin and bare it for swim at crack of dawn

Thousands grin and bare it for swim at crack of dawn

Thousands grin and bare it for swim at crack of dawn

Thousands grin and bare it for swim at crack of dawn

Wearing nothing but a red swimming cap, hardy souls have taken a brisk river dip for an annual winter solstice celebration as part of Dark Mofo festivities.

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Sneak peek at MONA's $100m underground library

After more than four years of construction, Tasmania's MONA will open its new library containing owner David Walsh's personal collection.

Major theatre show axed amid cost pressures

The Broadway adaptation of Beetlejuice has been axed midway through an Australian tour with rising costs to blame.

Impressionist champion inspires gallery's biggest show

An exhibition looks at the legacy of visionary art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who risked everything to promote impressionist artists.

The Boys Light Up: Australian Crawl back after 40 years

After a stoush over who owns "Australian Crawl", James Reyne and Simon Binks are finally reuniting under the legendary Oz rock band's banner.

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This Hindu deity fights chaos. He's earned an art show

The first Australian exhibition to celebrate the many forms of Vishnu explores centuries of art devoted to the Hindu deity, as well as contemporary artworks.

After 50 years, Arthur Boyd tapestries go on display

A series of tapestries by Australian artist Arthur Boyd are on show together for the first time, more than 50 years after they were completed in 1974.

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

A Y2K-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play sees Macbeth recast as an ambitious teen starlet, and Lady Macbeth as a stop-at-nothing stage mum.

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

Archibald prize-winning artist Richard Lewer is taking up a residency at the Abbotsford Convent, a much-loved arts space that recently lost government funding.

Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some

Cartier jewellery promises to dazzle gallery-goers at the NGV with pieces worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, but does it succeed?

A brutal sport: para ice hockey stars are Hard as Puck

It's hard to imagine a sport more brutal than para ice hockey. A documentary follows the struggles of West Australia's only team, the Garden Island Pirates.

Arts groups lament remote chance of snaring city donors

An inquiry into arts philanthropy has heard organisations outside capital cities struggle to find generous philanthropists.

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