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Australia's biggest regional arts centre opens

Australia's biggest regional arts centre opens

A $140 million redevelopment of Geelong's performing arts centre makes it the biggest in regional Australia and artists hope it boosts the city's arts scene.

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Super effort as Taylor-made tale books place in history

Australian author Tom Taylor's Neverlanders has become the first graphic novel to be named the Book of the Year for Older Readers.

Parkinson hailed as a great friend of Australia

Parkinson hailed as a great friend of Australia

Parkinson hailed as a great friend of Australia

Parkinson hailed as a great friend of Australia

The prime minister and a fellow broadcaster have paid tribute to the late Sir Michael Parkinson, who "had a large corner of his heart for Australia".

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New Zealand skipping pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale

New Zealand skipping pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale

New Zealand will not be staging a national pavilion at next year's Venice Biennale as it focuses on building capacity for future exhibitions.

UK chat-show king Michael Parkinson dies aged 88: BBC

UK chat-show king Michael Parkinson dies aged 88: BBC

Broadcasting great Sir Michael Parkinson has passed away peacefully at home aged 88 after a brief illness, his family has told the BBC.

Former Labor minister scores second plum board role

Former Labor minister scores second plum board role

The Victorian government has been accused of elevating a former minister to another taxpayer-funded board position without a merit-based selection process.

Beams of light signal the start of futuristic festival

Beams of light signal the start of futuristic festival

The Now or Never Festival in Melbourne features an art trail at Docklands as part of 17 days of events focused on digital art and futurism.

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Tognetti puts art above politics in ACO season launch

Tognetti puts art above politics in ACO season launch

Tognetti puts art above politics in ACO season launch

Tognetti puts art above politics in ACO season launch

There's widespread fatigue with agenda-driven art, according to the Australian Chamber Orchestra's Richard Tognetti.

Long road from Goodooga to stage for First Nations play

Long road from Goodooga to stage for First Nations play

Long road from Goodooga to stage for First Nations play

Long road from Goodooga to stage for First Nations play

A new Indigenous theatre production inspired by the tiny New South Wales border town of Goodooga is set to open in Brisbane.

Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere

Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere

Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere

Beetlejuice musical to spook Melbourne in Aust premiere

Melbourne's Regent Theatre will host the Australian premiere of the musical adaption of Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice, after it turned heads on Broadway.

Monster WA bash to commemorate 1983 America's Cup win

Monster WA bash to commemorate 1983 America's Cup win

Monster WA bash to commemorate 1983 America's Cup win

Monster WA bash to commemorate 1983 America's Cup win

Western Australia will celebrate 40 years since Australia II rewrote sporting history by winning the America’s Cup with a huge party.

How rural towns turn disaster recovery into an art form

How rural towns turn disaster recovery into an art form

How rural towns turn disaster recovery into an art form

How rural towns turn disaster recovery into an art form

Rural communities have painted, sewed and sung their way through the aftermath of disasters, as research shows how art can connect and heal.

Budjerah takes out top gong at Indigenous Music Awards

Budjerah takes out top gong at Indigenous Music Awards

Budjerah takes out top gong at Indigenous Music Awards

Budjerah takes out top gong at Indigenous Music Awards

A slew of Indigenous artists have won big at the National Indigenous Music Awards, with Budjerah and King Stingray taking out some of the top honours .

Hollywood writers to evaluate studios' counterproposal

Hollywood writers to evaluate studios' counterproposal

Hollywood writers to evaluate studios' counterproposal

Hollywood writers to evaluate studios' counterproposal

Hollywood studios have offered the union representing striking writers a counterproposal in an effort to end the three month-long industrial action.

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Pop band The 1975 fined over Asian festival behaviour

The 1975 have been ordered to pay more than $A4 million for "abusive language, equipment damage and indecent stage behaviour" at a Malaysian music festival.

Crowds return to Aboriginal Art Fair - with bubble wrap

The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is so far on track to see more visitors than last year, despite the cost of living squeeze.

Internet Archive sued over digitised record collection

Several US record labels are suing the Internet Archive over 2749 sound-recording copyrights that the Archive allegedly infringed.

Ceramicist wins prize with artworks from two worlds

Ceramicist Anne Nginyangka Thompson has won the 3D prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

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Three metre sculpture carves out top Telstra art award

Artist Keith Wikmunea has won the prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award with Ku’, Theewith & Kalampang: The White Cockatoo, Galah and the wandering Dog.

World premiere of doco on music trailblazer Gudinski

A documentary about the late maverick music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski has premiered in Melbourne.

Ex-discrimination chief heads arts workplace council

Former sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead a council to lift workplace standards across the arts industry.

Shock jock Sandilands' mpox comments breached decency

Controversial radio host Kyle Sandilands breached decency rules in a segment that contained offensive comments and stereotyped gay men, a regulator has found.

ABBA fans say 'I do, I do, I do' to Mamma Mia musical

There's no need for ABBA fans to send out an SOS to any dancing queens, because Mamma Mia! The Musical is set to officially open in Brisbane.

Rudd portrait provides open door to the imagination

Kevin Rudd's official portrait captures a former prime minister at home and provides an "I Spy'' of symbolic objects open to the viewer's interpretation.

From Durban to Albury in Newell Harry's solo exhibition

A regional gallery's first solo exhibition takes viewers on a journey through the political and social history of South Africa, Australia and the Indo-Pacific.

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