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'Uncle, you're home,' friends sing to Archie

'Uncle, you're home,' friends sing to Archie

Long-time friends, collaborators and his contemporaries have celebrated Uncle Archie Roach in a night of tribute performances.

Thornton's The New Boy screens at Sydney Film Festival

Thornton's The New Boy screens at Sydney Film Festival

Thornton's The New Boy screens at Sydney Film Festival

Thornton's The New Boy screens at Sydney Film Festival

Warwick Thornton's latest film The New Boy is screening at the Sydney Film Festival and explores powers that can be used for good or evil.

To activate Australia's cosplay champion, press AltF4

To activate Australia's cosplay champion, press AltF4

To activate Australia's cosplay champion, press AltF4

To activate Australia's cosplay champion, press AltF4

Cosplayer Stephanie Vander Heyden, better known as AltF4, will be showing off her otherworldly costume skills at Oz Comic-Con.

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Epic gold rush migrant drama to take centre stage

Epic gold rush migrant drama to take centre stage

From Qing Dynasty China to the laneways of Melbourne’s China Town, an adaption of Australia's first Chinese novel will deliver a morality tale for the ages.

Bubble blizzard lights up Melbourne's winter festival

Bubble blizzard lights up Melbourne's winter festival

Melbourne's Federation Square has been lit up with luminous bubbles as part of the RISING Festival.

Colourful design sets the scene for Bonnard blockbuster

Colourful design sets the scene for Bonnard blockbuster

Vintage visions of France by Pierre Bonnard are nested in colourful scenes by contemporary architect India Mahdavi in a conversation between art and design.

National Gallery postpones major Aboriginal art show

National Gallery postpones major Aboriginal art show

A major exhibition of Aboriginal art at the National Gallery of Australia has been postponed as the gallery investigates accusations of interference.

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Dada sculptures donated to National Gallery of Victoria

Dada sculptures donated to National Gallery of Victoria

Dada sculptures donated to National Gallery of Victoria

Dada sculptures donated to National Gallery of Victoria

Two dozen sculptures by German-French artist Hans Arp, also known as Jean Arp, have been donated to the National Gallery of Victoria.

'I would do it all again' says Dark Mofo impresario

'I would do it all again' says Dark Mofo impresario

'I would do it all again' says Dark Mofo impresario

'I would do it all again' says Dark Mofo impresario

The final Dark Mofo festival helmed by Leigh Carmichael is being launched and after a decade of frequent controversy, Carmichael says he would do it all again.

Opera Australia launches Sydney season of Enlightenment

Opera Australia launches Sydney season of Enlightenment

Opera Australia launches Sydney season of Enlightenment

Opera Australia launches Sydney season of Enlightenment

Opera Australia's interim creative director has programmed 18th century classics for its summer season at the Sydney Opera House.

LaPaglia's Aussie stage debut in Death of a Salesman

LaPaglia's Aussie stage debut in Death of a Salesman

LaPaglia's Aussie stage debut in Death of a Salesman

LaPaglia's Aussie stage debut in Death of a Salesman

Acclaimed actor Anthony LaPaglia makes his Australian theatre debut in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, directed by Neil Armfield.

Matt Shirvington to replace Kochie on 7 Sunrise couch

Matt Shirvington to replace Kochie on 7 Sunrise couch

Matt Shirvington to replace Kochie on 7 Sunrise couch

Matt Shirvington to replace Kochie on 7 Sunrise couch

Olympian Matt Shirvington will replace longtime 7 Sunrise morning television host David Koch and takes up his spot at Brekky Central on Monday June 12.

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Grenfell's Henry Lawson Festival is putting a new twist on the famous poem Faces in the Street, having bounced back from floods and isolation.

Kates return with killer jokes in small-town whodunnit

Kates return with killer jokes in small-town whodunnit

Kates return with killer jokes in small-town whodunnit

Kates return with killer jokes in small-town whodunnit

Comedic duo Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's latest outing is a small-town whodunnit bringing Australian idiosyncrasies to a global audience.

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Initiative urges arts groups to unfriend fossil fuels

A Climate for Art is an initiative asking arts organisations to divest from companies linked to fossil fuels, with a dozen already on board with the plan.

Rarely seen Rembrandts on display in new exhibition

Rembrandt etchings are on show at the most comprehensive exhibition of the Dutch master's work in Australia in 25 years.

No Batman or Superman in land of Indigenous superheroes

Two comic book creators have launched a series of Indigenous graphic novels that showcase stories from more than 65,000 years ago.

No 'sweetheart deals' for sports-loving energy giants

Some of Australia's leading companies are fending off accusations they are trying to buy public support with sponsorship of sports events and the arts.

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Balls in the air as NSW works to replace Active Kids

The scrapping of a universal subsidy for kids' sport in NSW could be replaced with a more-targeted subsidy.

Man from Snowy River's journey from tape to orchestra

A live symphony orchestra will accompany The Man From Snowy River in special screenings attended by stars of the classic Australian film.

Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Archaeologists have found evidence of previously unrecorded encounters between Australia's Indigenous people and those in eastern Indonesia.

Bringer of joy John Olsen remembered at state memorial

John Olsen has been remembered at a state memorial service in Sydney as a bon vivant, a cook, philanthropist, teacher and mentor.

Sunrise host David Koch retires from breakfast TV

Sunrise host David Koch is retiring from Channel Seven's breakfast television spot after more than two decades and 5300 shows.

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

The Cobber working dog challenge is looking for the toughest pup in Australia and New Zealand, as canines are judged on speed, distance and duration.

Life of making and collecting displayed in ceramic show

Kylie Johnson's personal ceramics collection is on show as part of an exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane.

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