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'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.

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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

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

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

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

Sneak peek at MONA's $100m underground library

Sneak peek at MONA's $100m underground library

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

Major theatre show axed amid cost pressures

Major theatre show axed amid cost pressures

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

Impressionist champion inspires gallery's biggest show

Impressionist champion inspires gallery's biggest show

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

The Boys Light Up: Australian Crawl back after 40 years

The Boys Light Up: Australian Crawl back after 40 years

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.

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

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

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

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

After 50 years, Arthur Boyd tapestries go on display

After 50 years, Arthur Boyd tapestries go on display

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'

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

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.

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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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Bring the yoga mat, this arts festival salutes the sun

The 2026 Brisbane Festival is designed for a city of early risers, with DJ sets and yoga classes part of an arts program that starts at dawn.

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne is vying for her first Tony Award after starring in a Broadway revival of the Noel Coward comedy of manners, Fallen Angels.

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

Making the King's Birthday Honours list is a moment of sweet success for Marian Jones, who has been decorating cakes for 75 years.

Tick of approval for upping the volume at iconic venue

Australia's most powerful music aficionado has given the thumbs-up to increasing the volume and crowd capacity at the nation's most famous concert venue.

These artists pay $350 a tank and are driving 2500km

Artists from remote Aboriginal communities travel vast distances to sell their work in Darwin and Sydney - but the price of diesel has doubled.

Indie Birthday Trip flick finds own way to the cinema

When satirical feature The Birthday Trip was left out of major film festivals, its makers decided they could get it onto the big screen themselves.

From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art

How should humans respond to a turbulent world? A new exhibition is full of ideas, from urban farming to fire-resistant fashion, and life on another planet.

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