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Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals

Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals

A landmark report into Australia's live music festival sector has revealed at least one in three events lose money.

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Almost four months after it was asked to investigate the APY Arts Centre Collective, the watchdog for Aboriginal corporations has received some evidence.

Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash

Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash

Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash

Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash

Kaye Brown lost a whole collection of artworks in a truck crash three months ago but the Tiwi artist has kept painting while waiting on an insurance payout.

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Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen file for divorce

Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen file for divorce

Aussie actress Isla Fisher and her husband Sacha Baron Cohen filed for divorce in 2023, the star couple have announced.

MONA pulls pin on summer festival as magic wears off

MONA pulls pin on summer festival as magic wears off

The owner of Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art has cancelled the gallery's summer festival after 16 years, citing poor attendance and competing costs.

Artist builds alternative worlds in MCA survey show

Artist builds alternative worlds in MCA survey show

Nicholas Mangan: A World Undone at the Museum of Contemporary Art has everything from solar-powered installations to bioluminescent coral.

Waterloo: 50 years since birth of lyrical masterpiece

Waterloo: 50 years since birth of lyrical masterpiece

Swedish supergroup ABBA is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Waterloo, the song that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and propelled them to stardom.

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Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

As big music festivals fall over, a new grassroots fusion music event hopes to defy the festival blues as part of a trend towards smaller music events.

Musicians singing the blues in an underpaid industry

Musicians singing the blues in an underpaid industry

Musicians singing the blues in an underpaid industry

Musicians singing the blues in an underpaid industry

As the nation's live music sector struggles to bounce back post-pandemic, a survey has revealed the extent to which musicians are being short-changed.

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Comedian Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up comedy with her first show in five years, I'm As Surprised As You Are.

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

New Zealand poet Tusiata Avia takes on racism in her latest work, as her acclaimed stage show Wild Dogs Under My Skirt comes to Australia.

The music, memories and 78,000km behind Mortimer's rise

The music, memories and 78,000km behind Mortimer's rise

The music, memories and 78,000km behind Mortimer's rise

The music, memories and 78,000km behind Mortimer's rise

Robbie Mortimer says all his memories are linked to music, a passion he pursued despite outsiders' expectations to live up to his family's sporting legacy.

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Art of the Brick was an experiment when it first showed in Australia. The exhibition has since become a global success and returns to Melbourne after 13 years.

Festivals probe tackles not so splendour music scene

Festivals probe tackles not so splendour music scene

Festivals probe tackles not so splendour music scene

Festivals probe tackles not so splendour music scene

A federal bid to help salvage Australia's live music scene has been launched after Splendour in the Grass cancelled its July event.

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Penguin chick Pesto melts hearts at Melbourne aquarium

A king penguin chick dubbed Pesto has been unveiled by Melbourne aquarium ahead of the Easter holidays.

Banksy tree mural fenced off after apparent vandalism

After making a splash on a wall near a London cherry tree, a mural by street artist Banksy has been boarded up following a suspected attack by vandals.

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, disappointing Kylie Minogue fans after the superstar was announced as the annual musical festival's headliner.

Accountant to the stars jailed for fleecing $2m

High-profile musicians and restaurateurs are among the victims of an accountant jailed for stealing $2 million by siphoning client money into his own accounts.

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Famed American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

American artist Richard Serra, the "poet of iron" whose enormous steel sculptures have adorned outdoor spaces around the world, has died at 85.

Live music booming in pubs as festivals drowned out

The number of venues hosting live music has exploded under government changes but there are concerns over the state of the festival industry.

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off with more than 650 shows across three and a bit weeks - and the comedians really, really need attention.

Orange becomes part of the rainbow in pride celebration

Hundreds of people draped in rainbow pride flags, sequins and flowing gowns have paraded through the streets for a regional city's first pride festival.

Australia sends 'support and strength' to Princess Kate

The thoughts of Australians are with the Princess of Wales following her announcement she is being treated for cancer, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

The most comprehensive collection of industrial designs by internationally renowned sculptor Clement Meadmore is going on public display for the first time.

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

A new kind of drawing competition uses artificial intelligence in a "prompt battle" where contestants go head-to-head to produce the best AI image.

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