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Ando's first Australian work a lush garden curiosity

Ando's first Australian work a lush garden curiosity

Japanese architect Tadao Ando's Australian-first project "MPavilion 10" beckons passersby to investigate it in a lush Melbourne garden.

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

An exhibition focused on the Stolen Generations will shine a light on the former NSW Aborigines Welfare Board's Dawn Magazine and the truth behind the pictures

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Real & Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria shows off more than 300 images from the gallery's photography collection.

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Fringe Festival pushes off with giant golden swing

Fringe Festival pushes off with giant golden swing

The 2023 Melbourne Fringe has begun with the launch of an eight-metre-high yellow swing in the forecourt of Victoria's State Library.

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

The Australian National University will return three of its pieces to Italian ownership after they were found to have problematic links.

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

An image of three sisters taken by photographer Rochelle James has beaten thousands of other entries to win a $15,000 prize.

Small green turtle inspires Bangarra child's play

Small green turtle inspires Bangarra child's play

Father-and-son duo Stephen Page and Hunter Page-Lochard have collaborated on Bangarra's first children's production, telling the journey of a small turtle.

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LaPaglia makes Australian debut in Miller classic

LaPaglia makes Australian debut in Miller classic

LaPaglia makes Australian debut in Miller classic

LaPaglia makes Australian debut in Miller classic

The Arthur Miller classic Death of a Salesman is set to open in Melbourne starring Anthony LaPaglia in the lead role of Willy Loman.

Global eye on Burrup art as heritage custodians gather

Global eye on Burrup art as heritage custodians gather

Global eye on Burrup art as heritage custodians gather

Global eye on Burrup art as heritage custodians gather

More than 1400 delegates from across the globe are coming to Australia to talk cultural heritage, monuments and sites for an international scientific symposium.

Christina Aguilera, Peter Garrett to headline concerts

Christina Aguilera, Peter Garrett to headline concerts

Christina Aguilera, Peter Garrett to headline concerts

Christina Aguilera, Peter Garrett to headline concerts

An upcoming concert series in Victoria will feature Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett and pop star Christina Aguilera, with many tickets given away for free.

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Panel to investigate Indigenous art interference claims

Allegations of staff misconduct at an Aboriginal arts collective will be investigated by an independent panel set up by the South Australian government.

Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Australia's arts community is mourning the loss of Indigenous art dealer Tim Klingender, who died in Sydney’s east in a suspected boating accident.

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists use stars to navigate digital design

Indigenous artists from three different cultures have come together to design a digital artwork for a limited edition wrap to be used on laptops and tablets.

Elders' efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week

Elders' efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week

Elders' efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week

Elders' efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week

Events are being held all around the country to mark NAIDOC Week, the annual celebration of Indigenous cultures. This year's theme honours the roles of elders.

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Thornton puts her own slant on unorthodox camp thriller

Sigrid Thornton loves a challenge, which is why the perennial actor signed on to play an eccentric mother in an unconventional black comedy murder mystery.

Hobart festivalgoers, Antarctic crew take icy dip

Hobart winter festival Dark Mofo has held its annual naked winter solstice swim, while Australia's expeditioners in Antarctica took their own icy plunge.

A shimmer covers the wall of Souths' new home ground

A newly designed artwork celebrating the native sea life that calls Kamay Botany Bay home is covering the walls of the South Sydney Rabbitohs new home ground.

'No involvement': Liberal MP responds to wife's funding

Federal Liberal MP Warren Entsch has rebuffed questions around the awarding of an Indigenous teaching grant to his wife, saying he had nothing to do with it.

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Kirk captains old tech to boldly create winning image

Artist Shea Kirk has won a national photography prize with a snap taken on a black and white setup he constructed himself.

Former premier shares national stage with comedy legend

A premier who stamped an indelible mark on an Australian state and a satirist who left generations in stitches feature in the King's Birthday Honours List.

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.

Design show has kids looking up, down and all around

A design show for children invites them to get inspiration from a giant sushi train of various objects, and transform them into anything they can imagine.

Zoo's new mural is much more than just a pretty picture

First Nations artist Nathan Peckham has teamed up with students with disabilities to create a mural at Taronga about caring for country.

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