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Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Book Laureate vaults reading barriers with Rippin tales

Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin will use her post to raise awareness about neurodiversity in children struggling to read.

Swifties prepare for the coming of Tay-Tay down under

Swifties prepare for the coming of Tay-Tay down under

Swifties prepare for the coming of Tay-Tay down under

Swifties prepare for the coming of Tay-Tay down under

As the Australian leg of the Eras tour draws closer, local Swifties just want the pop superstar to know how much she means to them.

Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Organisers of the Pandemonium music festival have lashed out at the "kickback" against the Sydney leg of the event, which is being held on Anzac Day.

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Artist rewinds tape to 1990s with video store replica

Artist rewinds tape to 1990s with video store replica

Artist Callum Preston revels in the era of VHS tapes and laminated membership cards, with an upcoming installation at Melbourne's Immigration Museum.

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist Yhonnie Scarce is staging her biggest survey show yet at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, using blown glass to shed light on some dark topics.

Tim Minchin returns for Groundhog Day homecoming

Tim Minchin returns for Groundhog Day homecoming

The musical Groundhog Day is set for its Australian premiere - bringing a sense of completion for writer Tim Minchin, who says it's a 'sort of homecoming'.

Celebrations, mourning as outback marks Australia Day

Celebrations, mourning as outback marks Australia Day

January 26 was a dichotomy of celebration and mourning in Broken Hill as some locals partied while Indigenous elders felt excluded.

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Jewel in crown for acclaimed stage and screen designer

Jewel in crown for acclaimed stage and screen designer

Jewel in crown for acclaimed stage and screen designer

Jewel in crown for acclaimed stage and screen designer

Rosie Boylan's day job as a hatmaker is driven by passion and sees her working on some of the stage and screen's most prolific headpieces.

Blak arts event flips 'day of mourning' on its head

Blak arts event flips 'day of mourning' on its head

Blak arts event flips 'day of mourning' on its head

Blak arts event flips 'day of mourning' on its head

Indigenous artists and performers will be given centre stage at an iconic Sydney museum on Australia Day.

Hibernating Dark Mofo defrosts winter feast, nude swim

Hibernating Dark Mofo defrosts winter feast, nude swim

Hibernating Dark Mofo defrosts winter feast, nude swim

Hibernating Dark Mofo defrosts winter feast, nude swim

Winter festival Dark Mofo won't be fully on ice in 2024 with two signature events and some new ones going ahead as the full program hibernates for a year.

Festival show stitches a solution to fashion wasteland

Festival show stitches a solution to fashion wasteland

Festival show stitches a solution to fashion wasteland

Festival show stitches a solution to fashion wasteland

People are being encouraged to cut and stitch their own fun fashion statements at a festival event in the hope of promoting greater awareness of waste clothing.

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Hundreds of metres of projections will illuminate the history of a century-old rail tunnel from the inside as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Powerball jackpot jumps to $150 million

Powerball jackpot jumps to $150 million

Powerball jackpot jumps to $150 million

Powerball jackpot jumps to $150 million

No entries have scored the $100 million division one prize in a Powerball draw, with next week's jackpot jumping to $150 million.

'Not a country town': Sydney stadium concert cap lifted

'Not a country town': Sydney stadium concert cap lifted

'Not a country town': Sydney stadium concert cap lifted

'Not a country town': Sydney stadium concert cap lifted

Raising a cap on concerts at the inner-city Allianz Stadium has been defended by NSW Premier Chris Minns, who says the facility is there for all to enjoy.

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Documentary unearths wonders of Australia's fungi

Fungi enthusiasts Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak discovered a new species while making their latest documentary.

Hopes new elite dance series will kick off comeback

A documentary following the elite dance students at Sydney's Brent Street school shows just how tough it is to become a professional dancer.

Ventriloquist's unseen photos reveal early 20th century

A collection of photos have been unearthed in NSW, taken by the "father of ventriloquism", showing scenes across World War I of Europe and Africa.

Meg Washington makes waves with summer orchestral tour

Meg Washington is playing songs from her new album on a five-date tour visiting the Tasmanian, Melbourne and Sydney symphony orchestras.

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Acrobats join grieving lover on journey to underworld

A grieving lover's journey to the underworld in an enduring Greek tragedy will come alive on stage in a 'genre-busting' production that includes acrobatics.

Musician in exile visits Aust with a murder mystery

Musician King Raam is visiting Australia to perform concerts and a multimedia theatre piece which explores the murder of an Iranian dissident and pop icon.

Revamped Grease musical returns to the Australian stage

Grease might be set in 1950s America but the latest Australian production of the hit musical is looking through a more modern lens.

Picture-free film screening an insight into blindness

Offspring actor Ben Phillips has helped direct a feature film without pictures, to create a cinema experience that includes blind and low-vision people.

Rock theatre honours legend of Australia's Warumpi Band

The tale of the Warumpi Band, which took Aboriginal rock music to the world, is woven through a rock concert experience at Sydney Festival.

Harbourside cabaret kicks off Sydney's 'summer of art'

This year's Sydney Festival will bring more than a thousand local and international artists to venues across the city.

Wally the Galah reunited with relieved hospital staff

Wally the Galah, a cherished painting stolen from an Adelaide hospital, has been returned to his rightful home after being found by a member of the public.

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