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Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

A life-sized, hyperreal sculpture of a beached sperm whale has been installed at Glenelg Beach, with a message about environmental destruction.

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Country music star Brad Cox learnt about having a yarn from the best: Australian farmers. Now he's taking those stories to the stage on a solo regional tour.

Festival's inclusive focus after race and police unrest

Festival's inclusive focus after race and police unrest

Festival's inclusive focus after race and police unrest

Festival's inclusive focus after race and police unrest

Racial exclusion lingers over the Moomba Festival but organisers and authorities are keen to make this year's event more inclusive.

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Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

The Adelaide Biennial: Inner Sanctum features the work of 24 leading Australian contemporary artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

High school students from the Australia, South Korea and the Bronx are building unlikely connections thanks to US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy.

Rural pride festival to run after 'distressing' debate

Rural pride festival to run after 'distressing' debate

Orange, in regional NSW, is set to host its first LGBTQI pride festival, after a last-minute push to cancel it was overwhelmingly quashed by local councillors.

Historic power station lights up with Ten Thousand Suns

Historic power station lights up with Ten Thousand Suns

The 24th Biennale of Sydney will showcase more than 400 artworks in an exhibition championing different voices, stories and mediums.

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Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

An orphan named Agatha was left at a Venice orphanage in 1712, when Vivaldi was teaching children. Her unearthed music is finding a home in regional Victoria.

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

A new installation at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum invites people to reflect on how to remember Nazi atrocities from the other side of the world.

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Supermodel Elle Macpherson returns to fashion runway

Australian supermodel Elle McPherson has returned to the catwalk for the first time in 16 years at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

Aspiring designer turns fear of death into fashion

The Melbourne Fashion Festival showcases big name designers, but its graduate showcase provides a look at upcoming talent.

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Kelly visits WA prison for lesson on how to make gravy

Legendary musician Paul Kelly has paid a visit to a West Australian prison for a musical exchange with inmates who recorded one of his songs in language.

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

Mardi Gras parade sparkles through sorrow and tension

The glitter and glow of Mardi Gras has drawn some 120,000 people to Sydney's annual LGBTQI parade despite friction over police participation.

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

Kylie Minogue honoured with BRIT Award global icon gong

"There's a part of me that's the 14-year-old girl in the room dreaming of making music", Kylie Minogue said after being given the Brits global icon title.

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Queen for a day, Priscilla factor fades in outback town

Priscilla's outback locale draws tourist dollars from the cult classic film but attitudes towards the LGBTQI community mean year-round benefits remain elusive.

LGBTQI community marches on at Mardi Gras despite grief

Sydney's annual Mardi Gras event has brought a welcoming celebration to the streets after a challenging week for the LGBTQI community.

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

A Timorese-Australian artist blends cultural heritage with Mardi Gras flair in a lovingly crafted float to parade through the streets of both Sydney and Dili.

Tumultuous Mardi Gras week reaching glittering finale

Sydney has exploded with major events since mid-February, culminating in a Mardi Gras parade that has already been tainted by controversy and tragedy.

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Anderson hooked on AI chat with late husband Lou Reed

Artist and musician Laurie Anderson says she's become "sadly addicted" to an AI text generator that emulates the words of her late husband Lou Reed.

Alex Theatre to bring smiles with Grinning Man premiere

The Australian premiere of West End musical The Grinning Man will play at The Alex Theatre, a venue with ambitions to stage ten new productions every year.

Snaps of lightning strikes on art museum's 2024 slate

The 2024 program at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney features the work of acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Australian Swifties spend $300m on Taylor's Eras Tour

Taylor Swift's run of Australian concerts has lifted spending by about $300 million, according to figures generated by National Australia Bank.

Taylor Swift's dad rejects Sydney assault allegation

Taylor Swift's father has been accused by a paparazzo of assaulting him at a ferry wharf after the final night of his popstar daughter's Australian shows.

'Like winning Eurovision': interpretive dance scientist

A Sydney-based biologist has taken out a global award that asks scientists to harness the power of interpretive dance to convey complex research.

Photographers zoom in on Australia with Photo 2024

The Photo 2024 biennale has the global photography world focused on Australia - but what is real and what is a fake from the hyperreal future?

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