Clean up begins as nation stirs after New Year’s party
The New Year has dawned with hangovers from 2023 as cities and towns deal with the aftermath of huge parties around the country.
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World celebrates New Year as wars cast shadow over 2024
New Year celebrations around the world offer a hopeful start to 2024 even as the world's ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and mute festivities.
Firmer footing for Australian economy later in 2024
A surprisingly positive reading for a key leading index points to green shoots for the economy, though one-off factors may be responsible for the upbeat result.
WA’s Here Comes the Sun festival rises in the east
The organisers of West Australian music festival Here Comes the Sun are expanding the event to the east coast.
Mum of boy who died on carnival ride calls for change
A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to the amusement park industry after finding the death of a boy who slipped off a Cha Cha ride was preventable.
Snowies heat up for national busking championships
Street performers and an ex-Australian Idol judge have descended on a sleepy Snowy Mountains town for the 2023 Australian National Busking Championships.
History and tradition woven through national field days
The Australian National Field Days showcased the latest in agricultural innovation but among the shiny new gadgets yesteryear was ever present.
Magpies fans swoop as Lions fans roar at AFL parade
Collingwood and Brisbane fans have turned out in force for a chance to see their favourite players paraded through Melbourne ahead of the AFL grand final.
Angry concept band becomes next Wiggles in Bananaland
The new musical Bananaland, by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, has its world premiere as part of the Brisbane Festival.
Australians urged to show courage, strength on voice
The voice referendum will be a choice between Australians retreating into ourselves or having the courage to advance, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
Pearson asked to take ‘yes’ message stick to Canberra
The leaders of 13 Arnhem Land clan groups have asked activist Noel Pearson to carry their message of support for an Indigenous voice to parliament, to Canberra.
Short campaign on the cards for voice referendum
Anthony Albanese won't announce the date for the voice referendum at the Garma Festival but will instead use the event to discuss the benefits to communities.
Garma guests urged to set sights on referendum success
The voice referendum is front and centre as the Garma festival celebrates Indigenous culture on Gumatj country in northeast Arnhem Land.
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.
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.
Barunga Voice Declaration calls on people to vote ‘yes’
Hundreds of Aboriginal people have signed the Barunga Voice Declaration calling on Australians to vote 'yes' in the referendum on a First Nations voice.
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.
Dancers inspire at Torres Strait Islands festival
The Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival has come to a close on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait following days of celebrations.
Eerie take on beloved Queenslander homes at Botanica
An exhibition of outdoor contemporary art features a tribute to Queensland architecture that brings a new meaning to downsizing.
Tower of smoking bubbles delights at Botanica
Brisbane's outdoor contemporary art show offers some wondrous installations, including bluetooth connected butterflies and clouds of smoke-filled bubbles.
Aussie group Voyager through to Eurovision final
Perth rock band Voyager will represent Australia at the final of the Eurovision song contest, after making it through to the top ten acts.
Art and Design festival says Welcome to the Party
A centrepiece of the Brisbane Art and Design Festival is an exhibition of ceramics at the Museum of Brisbane.
Mulga Bore bringing red centre glam rock to Melbourne
The Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band - and their make-up - are the star attractions of the Indigenous arts and culture festival Yirramboi, which starts in Melbourne.
Quilt show bursting at seams as crafty types converge
Quilting hobbyists and aficionados from Australia and beyond are gathering in Melbourne as the fabric art's annual convention returns.
Virtual Meanjin takes visitors on journey back in time
People can travel to pre-colonial Brisbane and explore its Indigenous cultural heritage in a virtual step back in time at the World Science Festival.
Florence and the Machine spellbinding at WOMADelaide
Florence and the Machine powered through a cosmic set at WOMADelaide, while the festival's installations had crowds looking up to the skies.
Sydney is all smiles and sequins for Mardi Gras return
With floats, costumes, and glitter at the ready, Mardi Gras is set to kick off, with 300,000 revellers expected at the spiritual home of the LGBTQI community.
Street dance stories feature at Fringe with Betwixt
Wanida Serce's new show Betwixt, for the Adelaide Fringe, combines spoken-word poetry with street dance.
Oxford Street aglow for Mardi Gras return as PM marches
Mardi Gras has made a triumphant return to Sydney's Oxford Street, with revellers including Anthony Albanese, who's the first sitting PM to march in the parade.
Pick-your-own adventure as sunflower season blooms
While commercial sunflower crops are grown for oils and stock feed, some farmers are finding fun in the field as Australia's eastern states burst into bloom.
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Swift elated with shock Golden Guitar win
Andrew Swift has been named best male artist at the Golden Guitar Awards at Tamworth, while duo Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley also won big.