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Alexis Wright: The Swan Book
Wright knowingly slips between different registers in a pointed series of allegations that nobody can deny or ignore.

Talent Hatched at PICA
Who are the top art school graduates across Australia for 2014?

Gergiev protests threatened as London Symphony tour announced
Gay rights protests are likely to meet the LSO's principal conductor when the Orchestra comes to Australia later this year.

Gallipoli grandson wins art prize
The winner of the $20,000 Gallipoli Art Prize has a personal reason to care about the Anzacs.

Head On Photo Festival celebrates five-year milestone
Head On, Australia’s largest photography festival, is back for a fifth installment in 2014.

We fight the poetic illiteracy
Maxine Beneba Clarke speaks about The Emerging Writers' Festival and her new short story collection.

Lifetime achievement award for arts elder
The Green Room Awards has given a sneak preview, naming winners in lifetime achievement, industry and technical categories.

4000 blue butterflies to swarm a street near you
A swarm of 4000 handcrafted magnetic butterflies will travel across the globe in an ambitious street art project that will…

Living like a refugee for art
A Vietnamese-Australian will put himself through a shadow of his parent's boat journey in the name of art and human…

How to win a writing prize
Former winners and honorees of the Monash Prize share their tips on entering a literary competition.