Australia

Redlands Prize pulls no surprises
Curated by Tim Johnson, this year's Prize was an overwhelming consensus and celebrates the cultural diversity of our artists.

Homeward Bound
Australians don't dream of Broadway or the West End. They want opportunity at home.

Shakespeare’s 450th birthday bash
Bell Shakespeare and Google have teamed up to celebrate the famous bard's 450th birthday.

Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend dies aged 68
The British author died on Thursday, after a stroke, eliciting grief around the world from writers and readers alike.

dudproject#1
In dudproject #1, the use of spaces that are usually overlooked places, are the focus of the artist's ideas.

Tim Key: Single White Slut
Tim Key meshes together an unusual concoction of poetry, stand-up and theatre to produce an incomparable one-man performance.

Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life...
The self-deprecating material works, but the more traditional and observational stuff doesn’t quite fly for Colin Hay.

Perplex
Mayenburg’s characters may be lost in illusions but his skill is the wit, pathos and crispness with which he dramatises…

Scottish Australia returns to Ballarat Gallery
From the First Fleet to Federation, the Art Gallery of Ballarat launches its largest exhibition yet.

New arts initiatives announced by ABC
New programs, including a weekly TV show, and a whole-of-organisation approach revealed at Ultimo gathering on Friday night.