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Hollywood gowns for sale as fair recalls design pioneer

Hollywood gowns for sale as fair recalls design pioneer

Dresses worn by the late actor Raquel Welch will be on show at the Sydney Fair, while the program also features memories of Australian designer Mavis Ripper.

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Vending machines with insect snacks and funeral urns designed to sprout trees mean it must be time for Australia's biggest design festival.

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Sydney Opera House illuminated with art for Vivid

Animated projections of Julia Gutman's art will feature on the Sydney Opera House, with the sails illuminated each night of the Vivid festival until June 15.

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Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

A pause in MONA's mega-festivals means more room for other events, such as science-arts celebration Beaker St Festival, which is expecting 10,000 people.

Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals

Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals

A landmark report into Australia's live music festival sector has revealed at least one in three events lose money.

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

Promoters defy festival gloom... by playing the blues

As big music festivals fall over, a new grassroots fusion music event hopes to defy the festival blues as part of a trend towards smaller music events.

Competitors young and old farewell the Easter show

Competitors young and old farewell the Easter show

Thousands of competitors aged from five to 94 have taken part in Australia's largest agricultural show as it winds up in Sydney after 12 days.

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'Good to be here': Rock legend Barnesy in stage return

'Good to be here': Rock legend Barnesy in stage return

'Good to be here': Rock legend Barnesy in stage return

'Good to be here': Rock legend Barnesy in stage return

One of Australia's most celebrated singers, Jimmy Barnes, has joined local and international artists at Bluesfest for his first performance since major surgery.

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, disappointing Kylie Minogue fans after the superstar was announced as the annual musical festival's headliner.

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

What about F1 with spiders? Comedy festival is back

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off with more than 650 shows across three and a bit weeks - and the comedians really, really need attention.

Education key focus as gates open at Royal Easter Show

Education key focus as gates open at Royal Easter Show

Education key focus as gates open at Royal Easter Show

Education key focus as gates open at Royal Easter Show

More than 10,000 students and teachers from 185 schools will swap the classroom for the showground as the gates open at the Royal Easter Show.

'Wimbledon of woodchopping' branches out for women

'Wimbledon of woodchopping' branches out for women

'Wimbledon of woodchopping' branches out for women

'Wimbledon of woodchopping' branches out for women

Woodchopping has been a staple of the Sydney Royal Easter Show since 1899 but it will host a first-ever women's world championship this year.

'Cost of living crunch' considered at Easter show

'Cost of living crunch' considered at Easter show

'Cost of living crunch' considered at Easter show

'Cost of living crunch' considered at Easter show

Organisers of the Royal Easter Show say they have considered the cost of living crunch for this year's event with plenty of free entertainment organised.

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

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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Southeastern Australia swelters as temp records tumble

An autumn heatwave in southeastern Australia has smashed records for March with extreme temperatures continuing this week in NSW , Tasmania, SA and Victoria.

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.

Memories of allegedly murdered men marked in Mardi Gras

The deaths of two young men broke hearts in the community as Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade paid tribute to the pair.

Writers Festival leader quits over Palestine program

The deputy chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival has quit, making the festival the latest cultural event to face controversy over the conflict in Gaza.

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Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

Alien travelator dance show trucks to Fringe Festival

Future Cargo, a science fiction dance performance staged in the back of a 40-foot trailer, is coming in to land at the Adelaide Fringe.

First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

Torres Strait Islander queen Cerulean loves bringing joy to the stage. She is hosting the First Nations drag festival and wants to see more Indigenous artists.

'A lot of love' behind duo's triple Golden Guitar win

Partners in life and music, Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have swept the Golden Guitars, with The Wolfe Brothers and Brad Cox also big winners.

Law change considered after 'ridiculous' neo-Nazi march

So-called white power salutes might follow Nazi symbolism into the NSW criminal code after neo-Nazis marched in Sydney on Australia Day.

Unity in focus as Australians mark their national day

Australians have been urged to reflect on the things that unite us as millions of people celebrate, commemorate and protest Australia Day 2024.

Reflection, protests and tennis for Vic Australia Day

Victorians have marked Australia Day in a myriad of ways, from celebrations of the nation's progress to mourning the impact of colonialism, and the tennis.

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