Australia

Australian artist Guo Jian detained in Beijing
Embassy officials' attempt to speak with Guo, who has been detained in Beijing days before today’s Tiananmen Square anniversary.

A green star (or five) for Swinburne
Swinburne's environmental innovations in building design may make other universities green with envy.

Rabbithead
Darkly surreal whimsy with the sweetest setting.

Melbourne’s latest lane lit by rock royalty
A series of light boxes depicting Australian musicians has been installed in a new laneway in West Melbourne.

Built for sex: how architecture dictates bedroom habits
Architects advertise homes built for entertaining or family interaction but do some styles encourage more sex?

Darwin’s diversity takes centre-stage
German theatre company Rimini Protokoll will put a human face to Darwin's unique demographics at this year's Darwin Festival.

New festival breathes life into Real Life
If you don’t know what IRL means, you may be spending too much time doing it.

Aboriginal elders paint pre-mine tragedy
A new exhibition from remote mining country provides a 'prequel' tale that goes back to colonial frontier massacres.

Curator and Artists announced for Primavera 2014
MCAs flagship exhibition Primavera has announce a line-up including surrealism, robotics, queer fertility and science.

Capsis set to soar in SA commission
State Theatre Company of South Australia and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival have joined forces for a new production.