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The Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist has been revealed. Photo: Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash.
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2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award: longlist announced

The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist features 'ten novels that collectively offer a portrayal of Australian life in all…

Tony Albert, David C Collins, Renisha Ward-Yates and Brittany Malbunka Reid, Warakurna Superheroes #9, 2017. Pigment print on paper, 100 x 150cm. Courtesy: the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf.
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Tony Albert's Not a Souvenir opens at MCA Australia

Tony Albert talks to ArtsHub about how his collection of Aboriginalia has fuelled a two-decade practice.

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Kylie is the ray of light the world needs right now 

Baring it all in Michael Harte’s new Netflix documentary, Kylie's strength in the face of shocking abuses stands tall.

A Fair Cut's Lukas Meintjes in character for his Melbourne Fringe show B48Y Crash Lands on Earth!
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Melbourne Fringe rejects artists’ requests for A Fair Cut

An open letter calling on Melbourne Fringe to improve the agreements with artists at this year's festival been rejected, however…

Tony Tulathimutte. Photo: Clayton Cubitt/ HarperCollins.
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Tony Tulathimutte’s incels and misogynists define our era of cringe

Two years on, Tulathimutte’s book Rejection reflects an ongoing shift from heroes and martyrs to the 'freely awful'. 

The Bridge music class, run by The Song Room. Photo: Supplied.
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The Bridge: inside the new program revamping music education in Australian schools

A new program from The Song Room, The Bridge is putting contemporary creators in primary school classrooms.

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This is how we lead the arts through a time of crisis – with integrity not fear

Arts leaders must change how they approach conflict, argues leadership consultant Veronica Pardo.

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Community radio delivers $153 million to Australian music economy

Community radio stations broadcast more than double the volume of local music played by commercial networks, according to a new…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include a new CEO at Adelaide Fringe.

Nina Korbe in QPAC's The Drover's Wife. Photo: David Kelly.
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The Drover's Wife review: Leah Purcell debuts her powerful new Australian opera

It's been a long wait, but Leah Purcell has finally brought her musical adaption of Henry Lawson’s famous short story…

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