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Manus Island detainee awarded prominent human rights accolade
Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a refugee detained on Manus Island, who reported on his experiences for Walkley award-winning podcast The Messenger…
Applause: latest funding and awards announced
Tony McNamara wins BAFTA Original Screenplay, MTC's 2019 Women in Theatre Program participants announced, AIDC announces finalists for The FACTory…
Asad Raza announced for new Kaldor Public Art Project
In its 50th anniversary year, Kaldor Public Art Projects turns to an artist who constructs scenarios between visitors and participants…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New appointments for the Wheeler Centre, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Baluk Arts, the Queen Victoria Women's Centre, and…
ArtsHub and Screenhub appoint George Dunford as new Content Director
Dunford has had a wide-ranging career in digital leadership, and will be relocating from Canberra to Melbourne to take up…
2019 Stella longlist celebrates the power of personal storytelling
Stella Prize judges said the books published in 2018 by Australian women were ‘a sample of the zeitgeist, a look…
$1M for digitising Western Australian regional collections
A new digital project is committed to making all WA’s regional collections accessible, with additional funds for training to ensure…
ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
Records tumble at Arts Centre Melbourne, new leadership program announced in regional WA, festival winds up, latest program announcements, and…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
tidal.18 award winner announced, Dancenorth's Artistic Director wins 2019 Arts and Culture Award, plus Manus Island detainee wins Vic Premier's…
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues postpones 30th anniversary celebrations until 2020
The festival has cancelled its 2019 iteration, pushing back its 30th anniversary until next year in order to develop new…