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An old book, with its pages splayed out.
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Melbourne Rare Book Week returns

The annual festival showcases an array of events that highlight rare books, first editions and historical artefacts from around the…

A man on stage with his arm in the air. He is wearing a green print shirt. There are drummers behind him.
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Music review: From Harbour to Harbour 2, National Theatre

A joyous celebration of southern Iranian traditional music with Australian Indigenous collaborations.

Aboriginal artwork that's earthy red with dots and swirls.
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Exhibition review: Revealed 2025: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, Perth Cultural Centre

An extensive display of Indigenous artwork garnered from across WA.

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of a woman who is looking to the right hand side. She has her hair in a bun and wears glasses. On the right panel is the cover of a book, 'The Theory of Everything.' it's yellow with swirls of other colours and patterns and a figure of a red headed woman in the centre.
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Book review: The Theory of Everything, Yumna Kassab

Ambitious and far-ranging in scope, the book defies easy categorisation.

Two panels. On the left is a woman with brown hair and wearing a swirly brown tone top and tan pants. On the right is the cover of a book, 'The Good Daughter'' with a black and white photo of a young girl playing the violin.
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Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi

A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.

A black and white Surrealist photograph by Australian artist Max Dupain, which includes a small, broken statue and strange curving lines.
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Man Ray and Max Dupain exhibition coming to Heide

Man Ray’s influence on Max Dupain – and the significant roles their respective partners, Lee Miller and Olive Cotton played…

A man in a white T shirt and jeans and a woman in a lilac jacket stand on stage with drinks
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Theatre review: Heartbreak Hotel, RISING, The Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne

'You'll be so lonely, baby...' New Zealand's EBKM brings a show about heartbreak to this year's RISING.

A large outdoor installation showing the words in white neon capitals ‘I’VE CREATED A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM | TAKE A KNEE AND SCREAM UNTIL YOU CAN’T BREATHE”.
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Festival review: Dark Mofo 2025 Week One

Dark Mofo returns to the embrace of an enthusiastic crowd after a one-year hiatus. Here are the top 2025 highlights.

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Exhibition review: French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, NGV International

The NGV's Winter Masterpieces exhibition brings beloved old masters to Melbourne.

13 brightly coloured inflatable loops arch over a Brisbane Bridge. The photo is taken from above, showing the muddy river beneath and some of the city skyline.
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'A love letter to Brisbane': Louise Bezzina’s 2025 Brisbane Festival program revealed

For her sixth and final Brisbane Festival, Bezzina’s program is “bold, joyful, and created with and for the city”.

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