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Rob Hirst: a legacy of connections and kindness

Rob Hirst: a legacy of connections and kindness

Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians remember the late Midnight Oil drummer as a giant songwriter who changed the national conversation.

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

'Once in a lifetime': small Aussie studio in Oscar hope

For one Adelaide-based studio, the chance to claim best visual effects for the Oscars' most-nominated film only comes around once in a lifetime.

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Buskers lay bare their souls in country music heartland

Hundreds of songbirds have flocked to Australia’s country music capital to fill the streets with song.

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'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

Australian music royalty is remembering Midnight Oil founding member and drummer Rob Hirst following his death aged 70.

Lockout laws dead in big boost for night-time economy

Lockout laws dead in big boost for night-time economy

Laws that prevented punters from getting a drink after 3.30am have been scrapped, in what advocates say should breathe more life into a $110 billion sector.

Joy triumphs over despair for Nick Cave and Bad Seeds

Joy triumphs over despair for Nick Cave and Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are opening the final iteration of their triumphant Wild God Tour with their first Australian show in almost 10 years.

Work of key women added to vast photography collection

Work of key women added to vast photography collection

One of Australia's biggest photography collections was missing the work of some important women artists but recent acquisitions are helping fix that.

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War of words overshadows dumped author's apology

War of words overshadows dumped author's apology

War of words overshadows dumped author's apology

War of words overshadows dumped author's apology

While an apology from Adelaide Festival is welcome, a dumped Palestinian-Australian author says her words continue to be "twisted" by an unapologetic premier.

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

The consequences of cancelling a major literary festival are far-reaching, publishers and writers say, despite a premier declaring there is no economic impact.

Dumped author to consider festival return after apology

Dumped author to consider festival return after apology

Dumped author to consider festival return after apology

Dumped author to consider festival return after apology

A major writers' festival is in damage control as it apologises for dumping a Palestinian-Australian author in a move that triggered a mass boycott.

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

A state premier facing a defamation threat has defended comments he made about an author who was controversially dumped from a leading writers' festival.

Global festival skips Australia as state funding pulled

Global festival skips Australia as state funding pulled

Global festival skips Australia as state funding pulled

Global festival skips Australia as state funding pulled

A future-forward global conference will not return to Australia in 2026 with a state tourism agency deciding not to chip in for the popular event.

Festival canned after author's dumping sparks backlash

Festival canned after author's dumping sparks backlash

Festival canned after author's dumping sparks backlash

Festival canned after author's dumping sparks backlash

A leading writers' festival has collapsed under the weight of backlash over the dumping of a Palestinian-Australian novelist from its program.

Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author

Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author

Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author

Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author

Dumped author Randa Abdel-Fattah says attempts to police speech will backfire as more than 100 writers quit a besieged literary festival in solidarity.

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'Foolish': Mabo historian pans festival axing of author

A pre-eminent Australian historian has joined a growing list of nearly 100 speakers pulling out of a writers' festival after it dumped a pro-Palestine academic.

Funding denied, theatre company to take its final bow

Without long-term funding, award-winning theatre company Slingsby is winding up after 18 years but first, it's touring a trio of new productions.

It's Elvis summer, as Aussie fans love the king tender

It's been nearly five decades since Elvis Presley left the building but the king of rock and roll is alive and well on the streets of rural Australia.

Writers' mass exodus after festival bans Palestinian

Dozens of authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival over a decision to remove its only Palestinian writer because of "cultural sensitivities".

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Writers' festival drops Palestinian-Australian author

The board of a major festival has cancelled the appearance of a prominent Palestinian author citing 'cultural sensitivity' following the Bondi terror attack.

Australians unite through dance as ancient story told

Two centuries after a groundbreaking shared corroboree, choreographer Joel Bray returns to the Opera House to unite cultures through an ancient creation story.

Elvis has left the building: Parkes express rolls out

A bumper crowd is all shook up and set to descend upon the regional town of Parkes to once again celebrate the legacy of Elvis Presley.

From graffiti to gallery, art of spray paint on show

An exhibition looks at the art of spray paint - from graffiti typically seen in a highway overpass, to works by some big names in Australian art.

Millions party safely as vigilant police deter trouble

Respectful revellers have welcomed the new year at largely trouble-free celebrations across the nation, as a highly visible police presence deterred violence.

Australians focus on peace as they ring in the new year

New Year's Eve revellers have had a moment of silent reflection for the Bondi victims before enjoying brilliant firework displays across the county.

New Year revelry 'act of defiance' after Bondi terror

Partying in Sydney on New Year's Eve is an opportunity for people to thumb their noses at terrorists, says the premier in the wake of the attack at Bondi.

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