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Enz forever? Kiwi legends tease new album ahead of tour

Enz forever? Kiwi legends tease new album ahead of tour

Always one step ahead, new wave innovators Split Enz are back for their first tour in 17 years. They're not done yet - and their hair is bigger than ever.

'Blood is Russia’s art': protesters swarm Biennale

'Blood is Russia’s art': protesters swarm Biennale

'Blood is Russia’s art': protesters swarm Biennale

'Blood is Russia’s art': protesters swarm Biennale

Punk group Pussy Riot and Femen, founded in Ukraine, have staged a joint protest at this year's Venice Biennale, as Russia returns to the prestigious arts fair.

Beijing revival: destroyed art becomes art again

Beijing revival: destroyed art becomes art again

Beijing revival: destroyed art becomes art again

Beijing revival: destroyed art becomes art again

In 1995, a Beijing art collective voted to destroy its own work. Now its radical conceptual output has been recreated in Australia.

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Has national cultural policy revived the arts scene?

Has national cultural policy revived the arts scene?

As arts bodies are defunded amid scandals and event cancellations, many in the sector are disgruntled with the national cultural policy.

Stencil artist grieves ANZAC graves destroyed in Gaza

Stencil artist grieves ANZAC graves destroyed in Gaza

Gallipoli Art Prize winner Luke Cornish has criticised the desecration of a Commonwealth cemetery in Gaza, in which his great-uncle was buried.

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Artists who depicted Tasmanian tigers in rock art hundreds of years ago may have seen the living animal before it died out on the mainland, researchers say.

Step on board a ship to experience the art of Dark Mofo

Step on board a ship to experience the art of Dark Mofo

Dark Mofo's slate features robot dogs, a burning lizard totem, and the world's most exclusive film. The 2026 festival also takes over a Spirit of Tasmania ship.

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ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

The ABC will rely on foreign content and repeats of old shows to fill 24 hours of broadcasting as its workers down tools for their first strike in decades.

Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Australia's cash-strapped arts sector could be helped by repayable loans from private donors, an inquiry has been told.

Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

After bushfires destroyed hundreds of homes, communities have come together for an exhibition of recycled art.

Aboriginal artists shine at home-grown biennale

Aboriginal artists shine at home-grown biennale

Aboriginal artists shine at home-grown biennale

Aboriginal artists shine at home-grown biennale

More than 80 visual artists from countries around the world have descended on Sydney for a major contemporary art exhibition, focusing on Indigenous histories.

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

After the Perth staging of Sculpture by the Sea had to be cancelled in 2025 due to a lack of funding, the popular art event is back.

Sinners star Michael B Jordan claims top Image Award

Sinners star Michael B Jordan claims top Image Award

Sinners star Michael B Jordan claims top Image Award

Sinners star Michael B Jordan claims top Image Award

Oscar nominee Michael B Jordan has claimed the top gong at an awards ceremony celebrating some of the biggest names in Black entertainment.

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

Creating a public monument as a young man was a bewildering experience for a sculptor, who has gone on to create what could be the world's smallest art gallery.

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Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

A poet's latest work has been lauded for its emotional intelligence, while Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has won an award by popular vote.

With ants, blooms and birds, museum rethinks uni smarts

From plants that smell like rotting meat to insects that absorb light, a university museum art exhibition rethinks intelligence.

Star Americana duo return with music for hard times

After sell-out performances at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne's Hamer Hall last year, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are taking their show on the road.

Midnight Oil co-founder tours after 'brutal bisection'

Jim Moginie is on tour with a new band, determined to "let Dr Music have his way" after the death of his close friend and former bandmate Rob Hirst in January.

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'Soul destroying': print workshop forced to make cuts

Instead of celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Australian Print Workshop is contending with the loss of state government funding.

'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.

Rock art sheds light on migration of early Australians

An international team of archaeologists and researchers has found the oldest-known rock art in the world, dating back at least 67,800 years.

Birds of a feather knitted together by rural artist

A textile sculptor has knitted more than 100 Australian birds to scale in a project that weaves together nature, conservation and Indigenous culture.

Dance teacher 'betrayed' teen with cocaine offer in pub

A prominent dance teacher who tutored some of Australia's best talent has been barred from the industry after giving cocaine to a teen girl in a pub toilet.

Artist Nnena Kalu makes history with Turner Prize win

Nnena Kalu is the first person with a learning disability to win Britain's Turner Prize, impressing judges with her “bold and compelling” work.

Fabergé egg fetches record $A46 million at auction

One of the last Fabergé eggs in private hands has sold for $A46.1 million, breaking its own record as the most expensive work by the Russian jeweller.

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