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Arts Day on the Hill asks politicians to listen up
Eight artists from across Australia descended on Parliament to build sustained arts advocacy.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
South Australian Living Arts Festival names Featured Artist for 2020, Ned Kelly Awards longlist announced, Australian Music Prize reveals nominees,…

Furore as Immigration Museum flags name change
Multicultural media outlets are frustrated about Museum Victoria’s failure to consult with their communities regarding the decision to rename the…

Melissa Lucashenko wins 2019 Miles Franklin for Too Much Lip
The Bundjalung author’s hard-hitting novel wins Australia’s most prestigious literary award.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Creative Director to leave Vivid Sydney and co-Artistic Directors appointed at Western Edge Youth Arts.

$19.4 million theatre upgrade helps bring Moulin Rouge! The Musical to Melbourne
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning film, Moulin Rouge! The Musical will open at newly renovated Regent Theatre in 2021.

ICYMI: the week in arts
A provocative new arts festival hits Lismore, Romeo Castellucci’s Requiem to premiere at Adelaide Festival 2020, plus more.

Vale Sigmund Jorgensen
Jörgensen, who oversaw the artists’ colony Montsalvat from 1969 until 2014, has died aged 79.

Fringe Festival season heats up across four states
From a floating venue in Perth to a CBD takeover in Sydney, the Australian Fringe spirit remains independent, irreverent and…

Unauthorised Banksy exhibition to hit Sydney
With rock concert fanfare, the buy-in Banksy blockbuster comes to town putting a new spin on how, and why, we…