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Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

Hundreds test drugs at Easter weekend music festival

A voluntary drug testing facility has detected high-risk synthetic substances passed off as other drugs at an Easter weekend music festival.

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

As big music festivals fall over, a new grassroots fusion music event hopes to defy the festival blues as part of a trend towards smaller music events.

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Comedian Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up comedy with her first show in five years, I'm As Surprised As You Are.

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Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

New Zealand poet Tusiata Avia takes on racism in her latest work, as her acclaimed stage show Wild Dogs Under My Skirt comes to Australia.

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Art of the Brick was an experiment when it first showed in Australia. The exhibition has since become a global success and returns to Melbourne after 13 years.

Banksy tree mural fenced off after apparent vandalism

Banksy tree mural fenced off after apparent vandalism

After making a splash on a wall near a London cherry tree, a mural by street artist Banksy has been boarded up following a suspected attack by vandals.

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, disappointing Kylie Minogue fans after the superstar was announced as the annual musical festival's headliner.

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Famed American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

Famed American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

American artist Richard Serra, the "poet of iron" whose enormous steel sculptures have adorned outdoor spaces around the world, has died at 85.

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off with more than 650 shows across three and a bit weeks - and the comedians really, really need attention.

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

The most comprehensive collection of industrial designs by internationally renowned sculptor Clement Meadmore is going on public display for the first time.

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

A new kind of drawing competition uses artificial intelligence in a "prompt battle" where contestants go head-to-head to produce the best AI image.

Energy and talent come first at Arts Project studio

Energy and talent come first at Arts Project studio

Energy and talent come first at Arts Project studio

Energy and talent come first at Arts Project studio

Arts Project Australia supports artists with intellectual disabilities to make work that's been exhibited in galleries here and internationally.

New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

The Melbourne Theatre Company's world premiere production of 37, named for Adam Goodes' jersey number, tells the story of a struggling local football team.

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Prominent authors have signed a letter to the State Library of Victoria, protesting against the postponement of teen writing workshops by pro-Palestine writers.

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Hopes of tour for Private View's dance of desire

Restless Dance Theatre's Private View sold out its Adelaide Festival shows, hitting the audience with the company's brand of hilarity, heart, and discomfort.

Royal portraitist's debut Aussie show fit for a king

Portrait painter Ralph Heimans, who has painted Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary of Denmark, is holding his first major exhibition in Australia.

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Pages from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus will be displayed at an exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance-era genius and painter of the Mona Lisa.

Artist who paints on cardboard wins NSW gallery prize

Marikit Santiago, who paints large scale images of her family on found pieces of cardboard, has won the 2024 La Prairie Art Award.

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Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

The third Rising festival will see brass bands blasting the classics of 1980s house, as part of a program of more than 100 events.

Southeastern Australia swelters as temp records tumble

An autumn heatwave in southeastern Australia has smashed records for March with extreme temperatures continuing this week in NSW , Tasmania, SA and Victoria.

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

Adelaide's world music and arts festival is one cultural event hit by extreme temperatures, with people queuing for water and ice cream.

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky's version of The Threepenny Opera is tipped to become a definitive production of the Brecht and Weill masterpiece.

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

Best-selling writer Édouard Louis, who says his art begins with social violence, stars in a stage adaptation of his novel about his father.

Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

A life-sized, hyperreal sculpture of a beached sperm whale has been installed at Glenelg Beach, with a message about environmental destruction.

Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

The Adelaide Biennial: Inner Sanctum features the work of 24 leading Australian contemporary artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

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