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Winners announced for the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards
With a book that proves ‘telling the truth still matters’, Goorie writer Melissa Lucashenko says it is ‘gratifying’ and ‘bizarre’…

New performing arts awards announced for NT
Three key Territory arts organisations have formed a new strategic alliance, with their first action a celebration of the local…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Meet Co:3’s new Chair, Marketing Manager leaves Black Swan, and more.

La Mama spared from new fire despite initial alarm
The arts sector woke in a panic on Friday to news that the heritage theatre, gutted by fire in May…

$1.1 million allocated in regional arts funding
Every state and territory has received a funding boost through the latest Regional Arts Fund Community Grants round.

ICYMI: A wrap of the week's arts news
Regional Arts Victoria announces grant recipients, Circuz Oz and Melbourne Fringe launch $90,000 program to support contemporary circus, ABC to…

Decision to axe UWA Publishing met with outrage
The 85-year-old university publishing house is to be closed – a move which has alarmed and angered the literary sector.

NT’s first literary journal in 20 years set to launch
Borderlands will publish its first edition next week, showcasing the Northern Territory’s homegrown talent.

The fashion blockbuster is far from a stale diet
Three major fashion exhibitions are sparking a commentary around how we construct female identity, and how fashion has historically advanced…

New Australian science enlivens Old Master paintings
A new pairing of Australian innovation and museum sector know-how is set to have a global impact.