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Top arts prize winners, shortlists and finalists: 22 to 28 July 2025
Winners of LGBTQIA+ choir competition, 2025 Pinnacle Awards, plus arts grant recipients sharing $15 million and more.
Breaking: Melbourne’s Butterfly Club to close indefinitely
The sudden announcement has shocked cabaret artists and theatremakers booked to perform at the intimate CBD venue in the coming…
Vale Henri Szeps OAM, remembered for Mother and Son and a storied stage career
Though best know for ABC TV series ‘Mother and Son’, Szeps was also a committed and much-loved stage actor, widely…
Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities
The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?
OzAsia Festival 2025: what’s hot and what’s new
Opera comes back from the dead, The Female Pope, dance in public spaces, and the greatest debate on never moving…
Learning music helps young people flourish, says new report
New research calls for schools to treat learning music as essential for mental health, not just a nice-to-have activity.
Ed Sheeran announces 2026 Australian tour
Sheeran, who recently surpassed 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, returns to Australia in January-February after a record-breaking 2023 tour.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring returns after nine year hiatus for free headline gig
The underground favourites, renowned as a blistering live act, have reformed to play Melbourne’s Fed Square in September.
Outrage as ANU announces cuts to School of Music
As ANU signals changes to its School of Music, national arts education leaders warn of long-term damage to the sector.
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 22 to 28 July 2025
Adelaide Fringe poster competition returns, Creative WA Fellowships for young talent plus Lester Prize shortlist and more opportunities.