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New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

New play kicks goals with tale of AFL and Australia

The Melbourne Theatre Company's world premiere production of 37, named for Adam Goodes' jersey number, tells the story of a struggling local football team.

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Prominent authors have signed a letter to the State Library of Victoria, protesting against the postponement of teen writing workshops by pro-Palestine writers.

Hopes of tour for Private View's dance of desire

Hopes of tour for Private View's dance of desire

Hopes of tour for Private View's dance of desire

Hopes of tour for Private View's dance of desire

Restless Dance Theatre's Private View sold out its Adelaide Festival shows, hitting the audience with the company's brand of hilarity, heart, and discomfort.

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Royal portraitist's debut Aussie show fit for a king

Royal portraitist's debut Aussie show fit for a king

Portrait painter Ralph Heimans, who has painted Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary of Denmark, is holding his first major exhibition in Australia.

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Pages from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus will be displayed at an exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance-era genius and painter of the Mona Lisa.

Artist who paints on cardboard wins NSW gallery prize

Artist who paints on cardboard wins NSW gallery prize

Marikit Santiago, who paints large scale images of her family on found pieces of cardboard, has won the 2024 La Prairie Art Award.

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

The third Rising festival will see brass bands blasting the classics of 1980s house, as part of a program of more than 100 events.

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Oppenheimer sweeps the Academy Awards with major Oscars

Oppenheimer sweeps the Academy Awards with major Oscars

Oppenheimer sweeps the Academy Awards with major Oscars

Oppenheimer sweeps the Academy Awards with major Oscars

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer has won best picture at the Academy Awards.

Oppenheimer's Nolan and Murphy eye Oscars glory

Oppenheimer's Nolan and Murphy eye Oscars glory

Oppenheimer's Nolan and Murphy eye Oscars glory

Oppenheimer's Nolan and Murphy eye Oscars glory

Atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer is widely tipped to dominate the major prizes at this year's Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

Adelaide's world music and arts festival is one cultural event hit by extreme temperatures, with people queuing for water and ice cream.

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky carves his name with The Threepenny Opera

Barrie Kosky's version of The Threepenny Opera is tipped to become a definitive production of the Brecht and Weill masterpiece.

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Singer-songwriter Tim Freedman was driving on deserted rural roads when he dreamt up a country album. The result is The Whitlams Black Stump debut Kookaburra.

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

Best-selling writer Édouard Louis, who says his art begins with social violence, stars in a stage adaptation of his novel about his father.

Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

Beached whale theatre draws crowds at Adelaide Festival

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.

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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