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woman looking at artefact in Museum with blue lighting Machu Picchu
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Exhibition review: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, Australian Museum

The Australian Museum turns to bucket list destinations to again draw summer crowds.

People in exhibition of abstract paintings held in place with metal frames. Julie Mehretu
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Exhibition review: Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory, MCA

Only in part does Julie Mehretu's exhibition stand up to her reputation as 'one of today's most original and thought-provoking…

An Aboriginal man in a silver costume has a moon like headdress and carries a lit sphere on a pole. Emu in the Sun, Blak in the Room.
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Theatre review: Blak in the Room, Southbank Theatre

Three short plays offer 'the gift of hearing our stories' from First Nations playwrights and creatives.

ceramic sculptures on timber palettes in gallery space with windows. Vipoo Srivilasa
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Exhibition review: re/JOY, Vipoo Srivilasa, Australian Design Centre

Vipoo Srivilasa reclaims memory-laden objects in a genuine body of ceramic works that celebrate the individual and community.

A wedding scene, with rows of chairs and heavy linenware.
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Performance review: Zaffé, Arts House

A joyous wedding party in the face of real life.

A white tent in a field surrounded by festivalgoers at Queenscliffe Music Festival.
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Music review: Queenscliff Music Festival

Queenscliff Music Festival brought fresh and established talent to the picturesque Victorian coastal town.

Two panels: on the left a woman with medium length dark hair resting her chin on her hand. On the right is a dark book cover with a illustration showing a woman seated on a beach t night seen from behind and looking out to sea.
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Book review: The Mother Must Die, Koraly Dimitriadis

A collection of short stories tracking intergenerational families, motherhood and the migrant experience.

Two panels. On the left is poet Jazz Money. She has blonde hair and is wearing a yellow top. On the right is the cover of her book 'mark the dawn' which is yellow and covered in random markings.
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Book review: mark the dawn, Jazz Money

Jazz Money's second poetry collection is a lyrical and fierce reckoning of contemporary life.

Two panels. On the left is Tim Minchin, who is wearing a dark suit. He has long brown hair and a short beard. On the right is the cover of his book, 'You Don't Have to Have a Dream' which shows an illustration of a person holding up a yellow balloon.
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Book review: You don’t have to have a dream, Tim Minchin

Three speeches made by Tim Minchin when he received honorary university degrees are collected and published as a book.

Colourful artwork with different patterns from Yuriyal Bridgeman depicted in panels upright and on the floor.
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Exhibition review: Yuriyal Bridgeman: yubilong(mi)bilongyu, Griffith University Art Museum

This survey investigates the significant mark Yuriyal Bridgeman has made on Australia’s post-colonial arts landscape.

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