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As live shows surge, Chappell Roan hot to go Down Under

As live shows surge, Chappell Roan hot to go Down Under

The Laneway Festival headliner will be US pop star Chappell Roan. The announcement has been made as figures show average ticket prices are higher than ever.

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Game Worlds is a playable videogame exhibition opening at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI.

Concerto that was lost to time to premiere in Australia

Concerto that was lost to time to premiere in Australia

Concerto that was lost to time to premiere in Australia

Concerto that was lost to time to premiere in Australia

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra will premiere a concerto that had been lost to time, and rediscovered by accident.

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'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

Job cuts at one of Australia's top art galleries will hurt its ability to host some of its biggest and best exhibitions, union members warn.

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham returned to the charts in 1986 with Whispering Jack. A musical about his comeback will have its world premiere at the Sydney Theatre Company.

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

Artist Alexia Sinclair has released her fantastical series The Age of Wonder, as part of the inaugural photography showcase at Australia's biggest art fair.

'Pass the torch': writers protest over journal's demise

'Pass the torch': writers protest over journal's demise

Supporters of one of Australia's oldest literary journals have staged a protest against a "purely financial" decision to close it down.

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Radio host, station lashed over sexist Matildas remarks

Radio host, station lashed over sexist Matildas remarks

Radio host, station lashed over sexist Matildas remarks

Radio host, station lashed over sexist Matildas remarks

A radio broadcaster has been found to have breached decency rules after airing sexist comments that compared women's sport to "year 10 girls".

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

An inaugural showcase of contemporary photography features at Australia's biggest art fair. But will more collectors take an interest?

Society celebrates 100 years of female storytelling

Society celebrates 100 years of female storytelling

Society celebrates 100 years of female storytelling

Society celebrates 100 years of female storytelling

Female novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists and journalists have gathered to celebrate the centenary of the Society of Women Writers.

Trump targets Aussie's 'radical gender' children's book

Trump targets Aussie's 'radical gender' children's book

Trump targets Aussie's 'radical gender' children's book

Trump targets Aussie's 'radical gender' children's book

US President Donald Trump says a fifth-grade student was forced to promote "radical gender ideology" by reading aloud a kids' book by an Australian author.

Plans afoot to resuscitate ailing nightlife

Plans afoot to resuscitate ailing nightlife

Plans afoot to resuscitate ailing nightlife

Plans afoot to resuscitate ailing nightlife

Well-intentioned, since-repealed laws have had a lasting impact on the nightlife in Australia's most populous state but work is underway to liven things up.

Burke and Wills explore comedy in Sammy J musical trip

Burke and Wills explore comedy in Sammy J musical trip

Burke and Wills explore comedy in Sammy J musical trip

Burke and Wills explore comedy in Sammy J musical trip

In his latest musical comedy foray, Sammy J explores the famed Burke and Wills expedition, which he describes as "the perfect historical story of stupidity".

Love on the Spectrum brings home record Emmys haul

Love on the Spectrum brings home record Emmys haul

Love on the Spectrum brings home record Emmys haul

Love on the Spectrum brings home record Emmys haul

TV series Love on the Spectrum has won two more Primetime Emmy Awards, making a record total of seven for a series produced by an Australian company.

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Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

A government leasing program for Australian art that has amassed a collection worth $47 million is marking 45 years of lending out works.

Over the river and into the sky, festival takes flight

Military flyovers and bridges transformed into art installations are some of the free attractions at the Brisbane Festival.

Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Pop star Tina Arena will feature in one of Australia's most prominent galleries as she celebrates 50 years since she first captured the nation's heart.

Rhinestones, feathers and sparkles to launch the Fringe

The Fringe festival features almost 3000 artists including burlesque performer Evana De Lune, who says her raunchy act is empowering.

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Timely Tropfest return like sands through the hourglass

Short film festival Tropfest, which last screened in 2019, is making a return and budding filmmakers just need $20 and a phone to enter.

Buried 1000 years, Viking Age treasures tour Down Under

Unearthed with a metal detector in Scotland, the Galloway Hoard contains precious treasures that date back to the Viking Age.

'Goat farmer' rose to become toast of contemporary art

William Robinson, famous painter of landscapes and whimsical self-portraits, has been remembered as a modest man of faith, family and the Australian wilderness.

Arts sector poised to benefit from AI content deal

Australian creatives would be paid for content used to train artificial intelligence under a model being hashed out by unions and business groups.

Rosy outlook: pink-hued exhibit reshapes building

An artist has transformed a historic city building into an immersive inflatable, pink-hued sanctuary for a festival's opening weekend.

'Young blood' to steer Opera Australia's new direction

Opera Australia has appointed a new head as the embattled performing arts company tries to turn around its finances and flagging audience numbers.

iiNet hacked: customers' emails, phone numbers exposed

Hundreds of thousands of Australians have had their email addresses or phone numbers exposed in a cyber attack on a major internet provider.

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