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Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

A creative performance photo series aims to give members of the LGBTQI+ community who felt excluded from sports a chance to live out their dreams with pride.

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

In a landscape of cancelled music festivals, one iconic Aussie event for hoons, revheads and music lovers is going strong by sticking to its regional roots.

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Somalian poet Hani Abdile's Chasing Home weaves together stories of displacement showcasing the experiences of refugees in search of new belongings.

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AFL star's book to help kids deal with parents in jail

AFL star's book to help kids deal with parents in jail

A new book by former Richmond AFL star Andrew Krakouer and foster carer Jacqueline Dinan aims to help children struggling with an incarcerated parent.

Disability-led comedy exacts revenge on special school

Disability-led comedy exacts revenge on special school

Playwright Kath Duncan, who likes to say she escaped from "special school", hopes her play Specials! will add to the debate about segregated education.

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Acrobatic hopefuls flip into circus degree restart

Aspiring aerialists are being tested on their backflips and handstands as Australia's only degree in circus starts taking new students again.

Australia's first women’s refuge honoured

Australia's first women’s refuge honoured

Australia's first women's refuge has been awarded heritage honours 50 years after it was founded by journalist Anne Summers and other activists.

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Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Art therapy for a group of isolated migrant and refugee women has unlocked potential job opportunities as well as a communal space to lay roots in Australia.

First Nations designs head to India in art exchange

First Nations designs head to India in art exchange

First Nations designs head to India in art exchange

First Nations designs head to India in art exchange

The Bábbarra Women's Centre returns to India to present their new exhibition, Karri-Djarrk-durrkmirri (we work together), in a cross-cultural-exchange program.

Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

A major art commission opening in Sydney celebrates the relationship between the cosmos, nature and human beings through blending dance, music and aerial views.

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Evidence has been uncovered to show a disinformation campaign targeting the Australian media is being operated from inside Russia.

Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Just weeks after the unexpected exit of artistic director Jo Davies, Opera Australia is spruiking the 2025 program she created.

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

Stone Yard Devotional author Charlotte Wood has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the first Australian writer since Richard Flanagan to make the list.

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Melbourne Fashion Week turns 30 and You're Invited

Home-grown talent will be the focus of the 30th Melbourne Fashion Week with most of the participating creatives hailing from the host city.

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Stars in Victoria to film Netflix thriller

Hollywood stars are shooting a major blockbuster thriller in Victoria for Netflix and Lionsgate, written by a local film maker.

Doco dives deep into the world's most dangerous caves

Documentary maker Nays Baghai learnt cave diving so he could film pioneer diver Jill Heinerth in some of the world's deepest cave systems.

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has labelled the Australian government 'fascists' over their proposed misinformation laws.

Dao's 'Anam' takes out PM's Literary Award for fiction

André Dao's novel Anam has won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction, while a biography of Donald Horne by Ryan Cropp took out the prize for history.

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Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Sales at Sydney Contemporary in 2024 have fallen short of the previous year, with $17.5 million spent on artworks.

Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

With its world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar, the Australian Ballet has put queer love into classical dance.

Rebecca to feature in Melbourne Theatre Company line-up

An adaptation of Rebecca will feature in the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2025 program, of which eight productions are premieres of Australian works.

Children promised a say on social media age ban plans

Some young people will get around an age limit on social media but a ban is still needed to protect children, the prime minister says.

Fresh injection to get film fests buzzing from day one

Rolling out the red carpet and putting up the best cultural films up in lights will be made a little easier under a new program.

Social media ban poses barrier to mental health support

Mental health services and youth advocacy groups say they will find it harder to connect with young people if the government goes ahead with a social media ban.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

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