Australia
Omar Musa wins the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Omar Musa has won the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Fierceland.
Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'
Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma stars talk horror heritage, queer filmmaking and their favourite final girls.
Beaker Street Festival's Margo Adler: 'You can buy some Emergency Antarctic Underwear'
Director and founder of the Beaker Street Festival, Dr Margo Adler, discusses the science-inspired event in Hobart this August.
Hadley’s Art Prize reveals the love of landscape painting in Australia
The $100,000 Hadley's Art Prize shows how landscape painting can be used to think about connection to Country, environmental degradation,…
Inside PIAZZA, the privately funded arts precinct supporting emerging artists
A burgeoning arts precinct backed by a sole private investor is testing fresh ideas to help local emerging artists find…
Vale Vivienne Binns, a pioneer of feminist art
Vivienne Binns is remembered for her profound influence on Australian art.
Red alert: the emergency campaign to save Sydney's iconic Marian St Theatre
Campaigners say there are just days left to save Sydney's Marian Street Theatre, as Ku-ring-gai Council prepares to scrap redevelopment…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week's arts sector appointments include a new Artistic Director for the Biennale of Sydney.
AI companies are destroying old and rare books: who can stop them?
AI companies are now bulk buying and destroying old books – this is a very bad idea.