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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.

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'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.

Documentary unearths wonders of Australia's fungi

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

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

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.

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Meg Washington makes waves with summer orchestral tour

Meg Washington makes waves with summer orchestral tour

Meg Washington makes waves with summer orchestral tour

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.

Acrobats join grieving lover on journey to underworld

Acrobats join grieving lover on journey to underworld

Acrobats join grieving lover on journey to underworld

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 in exile visits Aust with a murder mystery

Musician in exile visits Aust with a murder mystery

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

Revamped Grease musical returns to the Australian stage

Revamped Grease musical returns to the Australian stage

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

Picture-free film screening an insight into blindness

Picture-free film screening an insight into blindness

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

Rock theatre honours legend of Australia's Warumpi Band

Rock theatre honours legend of Australia's Warumpi Band

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'

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

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

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.

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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.

Choir of Man has classic songs, and an onstage bar

The producer of Choir of Man, a show where members of the audience might be asked to have a pint onstage, says times are getting tougher for theatre shows.

Circus flips into Melbourne with elephants and acrobats

A show celebrating the golden age of Circus brings extraordinary acrobatics and giant elephant puppets to Arts Centre Melbourne.

Mullets and revheads descend on capital for Summernats

High-octane vehicles and low-hanging mullets are underpinning car festival Summernats as tens of thousands of revheads descend on the nation's capital.

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Significant find: relic of 1800s jail uncovered in Tas

The relics of an early 19th century jail, which held some of the state's most notorious bushrangers, have been unearthed in the Tasmanian town of Perth.

Director hopes city goes bananas for Bananaland comedy

The new musical Bananaland starring Max McKenna is starting its run at the Sydney Festival - and director Simon Phillips hopes the jokes will translate.

Festival season begins with fossil fuels on the fringe

Activists are welcoming what they have described as Perth's first "fossil-free" festival season, after Woodside ended the last of its support for Fringe World.

Where's Wally? Hospital galah painting still missing

Police have charged a man for theft, but officers still are hunting for a much-loved painting stolen from an Adelaide Hospital.

Adelaide's Festival centre gets $35m access upgrade

A $35 million upgrade to the Adelaide Festival Centre will improve access to Adelaide's main arts venue.

Scalpers warned not to price-gouge Taylor Swift tickets

About 1000 tickets to Taylor Swift's Melbourne shows have been removed from online sites for illegal price-gouging.

Aussies welcome 2024 in firework spectacular

Across Australia, revellers farewelled 2023 and welcomed 2024 with a stunning array of New Year's Eve events, shows and fireworks.

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