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Remember these? The top Triple J Hottest 100 songs from decades past

Examining the top hits of decades past reveals the impact of the Triple J Hottest 100.

Model and crew backstage for the Melbourne Fashion Festival. A tall female model with pale skin and red lips is wearing a red satin dress with a large floral feature over her chest, while the crew adjusts something around her ear.
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Fashion, craft and design calendar 2025

What’s on in fashion, craft and design this year, including exhibitions, fashion festivals, design weeks and makers' markets.

Poh Ling Yeow shown in the photo, standing in a natural landscape with two hilly terrains converging behind her back. She is a middle-aged Asian woman with a low black pony tail, wearing an orange shirt tied at the waist with denim shorts, smiling warmly.
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Poh Ling Yeow named Northern Territory's new tourism ambassador

Media personality Poh Ling Yeow has been named tourism ambassador for the Northern Territory in an effort to boost domestic…

Stephanie Lake Company’s ‘The Chronicles’ is sure to be a highlight of Sydney Festival 2025 and indeed, the 2025 summer festival season generally. The photo shows five dancers of diverse cultural backgrounds holding hands and collectively leaning to the right, while in the fourground, and much more nrightly lit, a male-presenting dancer lies on their back on the stage, holding up a female-presenting dancer with one hand and one foot. Balance upon his raised extremities, the female-presenting dancer has her right leg and right arm raised in a snapshot of dynamic movement.
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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary: part 1

A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in January.

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Shortlist announced for Indie Book Awards 2025

Who are the nominated authors across six categories chosen by independent booksellers across Australia?

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We break it – you read it. Keep you eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Vale: Sydney artist Michael Keighery died earlier this month. The photo shows an Anglo-Australian man wearing a black and white shirt and glasses standing in a ceramics exhibition.
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Vale Michael Keighery: artist, advocate, educator

A great agitator, advocate, artist and education – the visual arts mourns the passing of Michael Keighery.

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Exhibition review: Marikit Santiago: Proclaim Your Death!, Campbelltown Arts Centre

A brave exhibition by Marikit Santiago that pushes her practice into new territory.

Miss Ellaneous wearing drag as Tina Turner. They are on the middle of the stage wearing a short sparkly dress.
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Performance review: Tina – A Tropical Love Story, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Festival

Breaking the well-worn mould of the tribute show, this dazzling production excels in its capacity to generate joy.

Vincent Van Gogh's 'Starry Night', landscape depicting a blue swirly sky over a city. One of the artworks featured in the 3D IMAX film, 'Lasting Impressions'.
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Film review: Lasting Impressions, IMAX Melbourne

Impressionist artworks explored through immersive 3D and animation, and set to music by Debussy, Ravel, Piaf and others.

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