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Free show brings Britpop legends to the common people

Free show brings Britpop legends to the common people

Legends of Britpop will play a free outdoor concert in Adelaide, as a controversial director returns to the city's international arts festival.

Fundraising fizzers signal stark challenge for the arts

Fundraising fizzers signal stark challenge for the arts

Fundraising fizzers signal stark challenge for the arts

Fundraising fizzers signal stark challenge for the arts

The first national donations day run by Creative Australia has raised more than $1 million, but many groups failed to meet their fundraising targets.

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

The jewelry robbery at the Louvre in Paris took less than seven minutes and was carried out by four unarmed people.

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Sculpture by the Sea's plea to stay afloat after crisis

Sculpture by the Sea's plea to stay afloat after crisis

Funding for the popular Sculpture by the Sea event should be overhauled, its founder says, after there was a scramble for money to run the annual exhibition.

Wikipedia war of words waged over First Nations names

Wikipedia war of words waged over First Nations names

Decades-old history wars are playing out on the backbone of the internet as Wikipedia editors strive to enhance cultural safety and face other challenges.

'Common humanity' integral to justice as AI creeps in

'Common humanity' integral to justice as AI creeps in

While AI could help address a slow and biased justice system, humans will remain integral to decision-making, a top judge says.

Tiny gallery heralds the future in the town time forgot

Tiny gallery heralds the future in the town time forgot

A small gallery housed in an old saddlery is changing the shape of a colonial-era rural village, demonstrating the power of art in regional Australia.

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Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

Nearly 40 years after announcing herself at the Australian Made festival, Kate Ceberano has sold out a tour paying tribute to the music of the era.

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

A self-portrait by one of Britain's most revered artists Lucian Freud could fetch up to $A25 million at auction in October.

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

A Picasso portrait of artist Dora Maar, unseen for 80 years, has been unveiled in Paris.

Style queen: UK to host first Marie Antoinette show

Style queen: UK to host first Marie Antoinette show

Style queen: UK to host first Marie Antoinette show

Style queen: UK to host first Marie Antoinette show

The UK's first exhibition dedicated to the life of French queen Marie Antoinette opens at London's V&A Museum this week.

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Game Worlds is a playable videogame exhibition opening at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI.

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The Pitt wins top Emmy, The Studio breaks comedy record

Emergency room saga The Pitt has been toasted as the year's best television drama while showbusiness satire The Studio was crowned best comedy at the Emmys.

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

A government leasing program for Australian art that has amassed a collection worth $47 million is marking 45 years of lending out works.

Portrait marks Tina Arena's 50-year 'symphony of life'

Pop star Tina Arena will feature in one of Australia's most prominent galleries as she celebrates 50 years since she first captured the nation's heart.

New La Bohème promises Aussie cast, 'dazzling fishnets'

Opera Australia will unveil an ambitious production of La Bohème that shifts the beloved opera from 1830s France to the cultural hub of Weimar Germany.

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Rosy outlook: pink-hued exhibit reshapes building

An artist has transformed a historic city building into an immersive inflatable, pink-hued sanctuary for a festival's opening weekend.

Darwin tradie's Wobbly Bike debut wins kid's book prize

The Wobbly Bike, by Darwin tradesman Darren McCallum, is among the winners of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.

Trash to treasure: road signs artwork wins top gong

Emerging Indigenous artist Gaypalani Wanambi has turned rusting road signs into an award-winning artwork inspired by an ancestral story.

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota is the site of a massive mural being created by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten.

Lynne McGranger wins Gold Logie

Home and Away royalty Lynne McGranger has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.

Magda Szubanski set to enter the Logies Hall of Fame

Much-loved actor, comedian, activist and icon Magda Szubanski will become the fifth woman to be inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.

Student revolt against AI arts course at top university

One of Australia's leading universities is facing resistance to a subject teaching fine arts students how to use artificial intelligence to make artworks.

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