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Applause: latest success stories
Schenberg Art Fellowship recipient revealed; Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist; STC Patrick White Playwrights' Fellow announced; Blake Prize winner lauded,…

Helpmann Awards to be held in Melbourne for first time
Australia’s prestigious Helpmann Awards will leave Sydney and call Melbourne home for the first time next year.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
A new Senior Curator at Monash Gallery of Art, Adelaide Fringe appoints Head of Industry and Artist Fund, and more.

Electrical fault identified as cause of La Mama blaze
Arson has been ruled out as the cause of the fire which gutted the heritage-listed Carlton theatre on Saturday morning.

La Mama Theatre gutted by fire: sector shocked
Carlton's legendary La Mama Theatre, which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, has been devastated by fire.

Trying to make sense of restructure in Penguin Random House literary division
The sales of literary fiction and how publishers support it are in the spotlight following latest restructure at Penguin Random…

ACT sector welcomes overhaul of funding programs
Minister for the Arts Gordon Ramsay recently announced changes to the funding process, which have been largely welcomed by organisations…

First international guest revealed for Melbourne Writers Festival
Hint: They were recently awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

$1 million bequest will support music programs for families and children
Melbourne Recital Centre has received its largest bequest to date, and one of the most significant, from the Betty Amsden…

Melbourne Festival to seek new artistic director for 2020
The current Artistic Director of Melbourne Festival, Jonathan Holloway, will step down from the role after completing his fourth festival…