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Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Vending machines with insect snacks and funeral urns designed to sprout trees mean it must be time for Australia's biggest design festival.

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

The late paintings of renowned artist Lloyd Rees are on display together for the first time, revealing a burst of creativity inspired by Tasmania's landscapes.

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Animated projections of Julia Gutman's art will feature on the Sydney Opera House, with the sails illuminated each night of the Vivid festival until June 15.

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Ready for my close up: Sunset Boulevard makes a return

Ready for my close up: Sunset Boulevard makes a return

Renowned singer Sarah Brightman makes her return to the theatre with Sunset Boulevard, the first Australian production of the musical in almost 30 years.

Painting within painting sheds light on hidden abstract

Painting within painting sheds light on hidden abstract

An artwork revealed inside a painting of a close collaborator brings an exciting edge to an exhibition of Australia's earliest and most important abstract art.

Vivid Sydney a budget option for switched-on families

Vivid Sydney a budget option for switched-on families

Nearly 3.5 million came to Vivid Sydney in 2023, but organisers are optimistic a fresh record could be set in the festival's latest edition.

Opera Australia ready to serve up Tosca at tennis venue

Opera Australia ready to serve up Tosca at tennis venue

Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne is hosting an opera for the first time, as a lack of venues in the city remains a challenge for Opera Australia.

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Universal Everything a parade of the digital fantastic

Universal Everything a parade of the digital fantastic

Universal Everything a parade of the digital fantastic

Universal Everything a parade of the digital fantastic

At a world premiere exhibition by global art collective Universal Everything, visitors will find their movements generate the strangest of digital creatures.

Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

A pause in MONA's mega-festivals means more room for other events, such as science-arts celebration Beaker St Festival, which is expecting 10,000 people.

Getting the job done in Hamilton's return to Australia

Getting the job done in Hamilton's return to Australia

Getting the job done in Hamilton's return to Australia

Getting the job done in Hamilton's return to Australia

The hit musical Hamilton is returning to Sydney, and its lyrics will have a special resonance for performer Gerard-Luke Malgas.

Tame Impala sells entire music catalogue to Sony

Tame Impala sells entire music catalogue to Sony

Tame Impala sells entire music catalogue to Sony

Tame Impala sells entire music catalogue to Sony

Sony has bought the entire catalogue of Tame Impala in a deal which is said to include the Australian hitmaker's work with some of rock and pop's biggest names.

Otherworldly Electric Romance on show at Fashion Week

Otherworldly Electric Romance on show at Fashion Week

Otherworldly Electric Romance on show at Fashion Week

Otherworldly Electric Romance on show at Fashion Week

Romance was Born has collaborated with artist and performer Zaachariaha Fielding for its showing at Fashion Week.

Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

The National Gallery of Australia has rebuffed demands from mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition.

Budget funds stop Aust film history going up in flames

Budget funds stop Aust film history going up in flames

Budget funds stop Aust film history going up in flames

Budget funds stop Aust film history going up in flames

The budget has allocated funds to upgrade a facility that is home to milestones in Australian history captured on highly flammable nitrate film.

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Cannes honours Meryl Streep for changing view of women

A Hollywood veteran and three-time Oscar winner has been handed Cannes' highest honour and praised for changing "the way we look at women in the cinema world".

'Transformative' funding music to the ears of orchestra

The Darwin Symphony Orchestra will be able to pay all of its principal musicians for the first time following a $1 million federal budget funding boost.

Australia boosts funding for Pacific to counter China

Amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific, Australia will spend more to boost its standing in the region, the budget papers show.

Budget reveals plans to generate AI rules, restrictions

Bans and advice on the use of artificial intelligence technology in fields like health and copyright law are coming after a budget boost.

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Struggling music festivals offered funding lifeline

Years of weak ticket sales and soaring costs have brought Australian music festivals to their knees, but the government's budget may provide a ray of hope.

Internet age limits and online harm targeted in budget

A pilot program to restrict teens' internet use and programs to tackle harmful online content will be funded in the federal budget.

Mind the gap: Indigenous funding in focus after voice

Closing the health, justice and education gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has become a budget priority after the failed referendum.

Submarines sink more taxpayer money as costs climb

The bill for Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines continues to climb as millions of dollars is sunk into training the skilled workers required.

Women offered support on path out of domestic violence

Women escaping domestic violence will receive stronger health care, legal services and financial support to address the 'national shame'.

Rural health still on life support after modest budget

Rural communities say healthcare is at the heart of prosperity in the bush as populations grow. But the federal budget includes very few new health measures.

Relief less than hoped for 'squeezed' small businesses

Power bill and tax relief will help small businesses overcome rising costs and slowing consumer spending, despite no increase to instant asset write-offs.

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