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Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

Prefab house ferried to island by night wins top award

A house built in a factory and ferried to one of the nation's favourite holiday islands has won Australian House of the Year at the 2025 Houses Awards.

Artist goes from nerve pain to people's champ

Artist goes from nerve pain to people's champ

Artist goes from nerve pain to people's champ

Artist goes from nerve pain to people's champ

After seven attempts and debilitating nerve pain, Loribelle Spirovski used her fingers and musical inspiration to win a major Archibald Prize award.

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

One of Australia's leading universities is facing resistance to a subject teaching fine arts students how to use artificial intelligence to make artworks.

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Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

The retelling of a classic tale is bringing the cultural heritage of its 12-strong cast to centre stage in a celebration of love, storytelling and music.

Romance comes of age, with portrait of fashion pioneers

Romance comes of age, with portrait of fashion pioneers

A giant portrait marking 20 years of fashion label Romance Was Born reflects the inventiveness of the label's designers, Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales.

Rejected 200+ times, Ghost Cities wins major book prize

Rejected 200+ times, Ghost Cities wins major book prize

An ambitious novel inspired by Chinese megacities has won Australia's most prestigious literary award after being rejected more than 200 times by publishers.

Attention please, is your phone dominating your life?

Attention please, is your phone dominating your life?

A satirical take on telethons will have gallery-goers pledging not money but time spent on digital distraction.

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See the heights Lin-Manuel Miranda reached pre-Hamilton

See the heights Lin-Manuel Miranda reached pre-Hamilton

See the heights Lin-Manuel Miranda reached pre-Hamilton

See the heights Lin-Manuel Miranda reached pre-Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut musical features hip-hop, salsa and Latin beats, and tells the story of an immigrant community wondering about the meaning of home.

Tobacco kingpin named after deadly, 'gutless' arson

Tobacco kingpin named after deadly, 'gutless' arson

Tobacco kingpin named after deadly, 'gutless' arson

Tobacco kingpin named after deadly, 'gutless' arson

Police have named an alleged illegal-tobacco kingpin they believe is behind a bungled arson attack that killed a beloved Melbourne burlesque performer.

'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

For the first time at a state art gallery, patrons will be given a unique insight into the extraordinary artistic range of Archibald Prize winner Janet Dawson.

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Protests, criticisms of anti-Semitism report continue

Critics of a report by Australia's anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal say it risks undermining free expression and marginalising already vulnerable communities.

Tome by tome, human chain moves historic bookstore

Tome by tome, human chain moves historic bookstore

Tome by tome, human chain moves historic bookstore

Tome by tome, human chain moves historic bookstore

Hundreds of volunteers have formed a human chain to help a historic bookshop move to a new location by passing each book hand-to-hand.

Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts

Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts

Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts

Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts

Regional galleries provide cultural hubs, support artists and attract tourists. More than a dozen of them have missed out on vital NSW government funding.

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

Precocious painters shine in Young Archie portrait wins

A detailed portrait of the artist as a young woman and a photorealist rendition of a box-obsessed grandad are among the winners of an Australian portrait prize.

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Australian actor Julian McMahon dies, aged 56

Hollywood-based Australian actor Julian McMahon has died after a battle with cancer in the US. He was 56.

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Street artists Rone and Callum Preston are throwing open the doors of their shared studio for the first time, as part of Melbourne's Open House weekend.

Little trust in Creative Australia after Venice snafu

Trust in Creative Australia is at an all-time low due to the Venice Biennale controversy, but the decision to reinstate the artistic team may bring healing.

Hurry up! Moon man Mr Squiggle lands at National Museum

A National Museum exhibition celebrates Mr Squiggle, the television character who enchanted generations of children by drawing sketches with his pencil nose.

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Apology for hurt and pain as Venice arts duo reinstated

The federal arts funding body has apologised to an artist and curator axed from representing Australia at the Venice Biennale, but who have now been reinstated.

Axed duo back in Biennale after 'avoidable' arts crisis

After a backflip, artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino have been reinstated as Australia's representatives at an international exhibition.

Gallery funding cuts to hit regional and design hubs

The Australian Design Centre and more than a dozen regional galleries have lost substantial funding, leaving some wondering how to keep the doors open.

Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garçons paired up at NGV

A blockbuster summer exhibition features self-taught fashion renegades Vivienne Westwood and Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

Artists connected to the remote Yirrkala community in East Arnhem Land were among the first Indigenous Australians to use their art for political ends.

All Night Long: fan frenzy as AC/DC tickets go on sale

Thousands of fans have flocked to ticket offices and online queues as they try to snag highly sought -after tickets to see rock legends AC/DC perform.

Writers of colour dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

Judges of Australia's most prestigious literary award say the 2025 shortlist “celebrates writing that refuses to compromise”.

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