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No stopping Cliff Richard as pop icon tours Down Under

No stopping Cliff Richard as pop icon tours Down Under

British pop icon Cliff Richard will tour Australia and New Zealand giving audiences a rare chance to see the octogenarian perform live.

Prodigy wins piano award, but prize itself in doubt

Prodigy wins piano award, but prize itself in doubt

Prodigy wins piano award, but prize itself in doubt

Prodigy wins piano award, but prize itself in doubt

Young pianist Joshua Han has won Australia's National Piano Award but without more funding, the prestigious prize's future is in doubt.

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Children are at risk online from "adult strangers in alleyways" and the community must play a role in identifying warning signs, the nation's spy chief says.

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'Tay Tay tax' could raise $12m a year for live music

'Tay Tay tax' could raise $12m a year for live music

A levy on big concerts could raise an estimated $12 million a year to support Australian live music, an inquiry has been told.

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Insurance companies want performers to stop stage diving and throwing things at Australian live music events, an inquiry has been told.

S.Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize

S.Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose".

Aust Venice entry an architectural riposte to 'no' vote

Aust Venice entry an architectural riposte to 'no' vote

The 'no' vote in the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament has inspired Australia's entry for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy.

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Reko Rennie's new show brings graffiti to the gallery

Reko Rennie's new show brings graffiti to the gallery

Reko Rennie's new show brings graffiti to the gallery

Reko Rennie's new show brings graffiti to the gallery

REKOSPECTIVE: The Art of Reko Rennie is the biggest show for the Aboriginal artist, who uses street art styles to communicate some hard truths.

Julian Assange's rollercoaster life coming to the stage

Julian Assange's rollercoaster life coming to the stage

Julian Assange's rollercoaster life coming to the stage

Julian Assange's rollercoaster life coming to the stage

A play about the trials and tribulations of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will headline the Malthouse Theatre's 2025 program while ticket prices are slashed.

Music venue The Zoo to reopen with new name - Crowbar

Music venue The Zoo to reopen with new name - Crowbar

Music venue The Zoo to reopen with new name - Crowbar

Music venue The Zoo to reopen with new name - Crowbar

Much-loved Brisbane live music venue The Zoo is set to reopen under new management.

Graham Norton ready to spend an evening with Australia

Graham Norton ready to spend an evening with Australia

Graham Norton ready to spend an evening with Australia

Graham Norton ready to spend an evening with Australia

From the 'telly' to the stage, iconic TV host Graham Norton will venture on his first Australian tour to recount his time among the biggest stars.

Sixty years of ballet history 'pointe' to the future

Sixty years of ballet history 'pointe' to the future

Sixty years of ballet history 'pointe' to the future

Sixty years of ballet history 'pointe' to the future

The Australian Ballet School's 60th gala performance draws on past and present students in a celebration of artistic growth and legacies turned new.

Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

A creative performance photo series aims to give members of the LGBTQI+ community who felt excluded from sports a chance to live out their dreams with pride.

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

In a landscape of cancelled music festivals, one iconic Aussie event for hoons, revheads and music lovers is going strong by sticking to its regional roots.

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Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Somalian poet Hani Abdile's Chasing Home weaves together stories of displacement showcasing the experiences of refugees in search of new belongings.

AFL star's book to help kids deal with parents in jail

A new book by former Richmond AFL star Andrew Krakouer and foster carer Jacqueline Dinan aims to help children struggling with an incarcerated parent.

Disability-led comedy exacts revenge on special school

Playwright Kath Duncan, who likes to say she escaped from "special school", hopes her play Specials! will add to the debate about segregated education.

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Aspiring aerialists are being tested on their backflips and handstands as Australia's only degree in circus starts taking new students again.

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Australia's first women’s refuge honoured

Australia's first women's refuge has been awarded heritage honours 50 years after it was founded by journalist Anne Summers and other activists.

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Art therapy for a group of isolated migrant and refugee women has unlocked potential job opportunities as well as a communal space to lay roots in Australia.

First Nations designs head to India in art exchange

The Bábbarra Women's Centre returns to India to present their new exhibition, Karri-Djarrk-durrkmirri (we work together), in a cross-cultural-exchange program.

Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

A major art commission opening in Sydney celebrates the relationship between the cosmos, nature and human beings through blending dance, music and aerial views.

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Evidence has been uncovered to show a disinformation campaign targeting the Australian media is being operated from inside Russia.

Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Just weeks after the unexpected exit of artistic director Jo Davies, Opera Australia is spruiking the 2025 program she created.

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.

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