Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books
Two young friends who penned a story about connecting to the land and each other are among the authors set to launch works on Indigenous Literacy Day.
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World record marks three years of Indigenous ceremony
A flash mob of didgeridoo and clapstick players has broken a world record in Brisbane, to mark three years of occupation at a central Queensland mining lease.
Opera artistic director quits, nine months into the job
Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies has quit, effective immediately, midway through her inaugural season with the national company.
Artists bypass gallery system at affordable art fair
While the Affordable Art Fair presents more than 60 galleries, it also showcases artists who've left the gallery system behind to succeed on their own.
Theatre bar walks the tightrope of live show venues
Brisbane theatre and cocktail bar The West End Electric opens with the Queensland premiere of Limbo - The Return. But will they make it under the limbo stick?
Australian Ballet leaps into new venue with 2025 slate
The Australian Ballet's 2025 season features two world premieres, by Stephanie Lake and William Forsythe, and the return of Nijinsky, Manon, and Carmen.
Online ‘satire’ driving division, distrust in society
Fake news loosely dressed as satire is making its creators a pretty penny at the expense of cohesion and trust in society, experts warn.
Trent Dalton takes Love Stories to the street and stage
Bestselling author Trent Dalton is returning to the streets of Brisbane to collect love stories. He'll have a typewriter, but will he bring his Logie?
History-making Australian art gifted to top galleries
Months after winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, Archie Moore's kith and kin has been gifted to the Tate and the Queensland Art Gallery.
Hitting the wrong note: musicians say AI will take jobs
Thousands of musicians say they will no longer be able to support themselves due to the impact of Artificial Intelligence, according to a major survey.
Live on TV, Gold Logie winner gets a tattoo on his bum
Having won the Gold Logie, Larry Emdur has followed through on a promise to get the initials of his fellow nominees tattooed on his bum, live on television.
Adam Hills flags para-standing tennis for grand slams
Comedian Adam Hills wants para-standing tennis played at grand slam tournaments and also the Paralympics.
Art safe as fire hits London’s historic Somerset House
Staff say artwork has not been damaged during a blaze at London's historic Somerset House.
Modelling icon helps next generation hit the runway
At a workshop in Darwin, young Indigenous models learn about makeup, runways and photo shoots as they try to launch their careers.
Five charged in overdose death of Friends star Perry
A prosecutor says five people have been charged over Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose including the US actor's assistant and two doctors.
‘Completely lost’: exhibition captures disaster despair
Photographer Natalie Grono's stirring images of the NSW Northern Rivers floods form a new exhibition that reminds viewers of the enormity of the devastation.
Divine debut for Donovan in Sister Act stage musical
Casey Donovan hopes to channel her anxiety into a winning performance as the star of the Australian debut season of the stage musical Sister Act.
Indigenous fashion celebrated as award winners crowned
Some of the First Nations fashion industry's highest achievers have been celebrated in an awards ceremony in the Northern Territory.
Ticket hesitation hits The Forum line-up, inquiry told
Artists have been pulling out of hoped-for gigs at famed live music venue The Forum as fans leave ticket purchases to the last minute, an inquiry has been told.
Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin
Author Alexis Wright has become a two-time winner of the prestigious $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, with her epic novel Praiseworthy.
Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration
A Queensland artist and dive enthusiast is hosting drawing sessions at the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef - waterproof paper supplied.
Celine Dion serenades Paris in sodden start to Olympics
More than 300,000 spectators have braved the rain to line the Seine and bear witness to the first-ever Olympic opening ceremony to be held outside a stadium.
Rain doesn’t dampen Paris 2024 opening ceremony
More than 300,000 spectators braved the rain to line the Seine and bear witness to the first-ever Olympic opening ceremony to be held outside a stadium.
National plan needed to rescue live music, inquiry told
With iconic venues such as Brisbane's The Zoo unable to survive, Australia's live music industry needs a national rescue plan, an inquiry has been told.
Dust never settles as Slim’s son releases debut album
David Kirkpatrick spent his early years on the road with his parents Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, memories that have inspired his band's debut country album.
‘Part of something so much bigger’: poet’s outback awe
A poem slowly came to Imogen Batt-Doyle as she led hikers through the outback, with her reflection on the vast wilderness taking out the Cloncurry poetry prize.
Indigenous stories and history caught on camera
Aunty Barbara McGrady has spent decades documenting First Nations people, events and stories and now her work is on display in a major solo exhibition.
Baldwin breaks down as manslaughter case thrown out
The involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin has been dismissed with a judge blaming police for withholding evidence.
Alec Baldwin weeps as manslaughter case is dismissed
A New Mexico judge has thrown out the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the middle of his trial and said it cannot be filed again
Baldwin weeps after dismissal of manslaughter charges
A New Mexico judge has thrown out the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the middle of his trial and said it cannot be filed again
Manslaughter charges dropped against actor Alec Baldwin
A US judge has ordered the dismissal of manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on the set of his film Rust.