Australia

Comedy review: Taylor Griffiths, No Thoughts, MICF
Take a meandering trip around Melbourne and see whose paths you'll cross.

This week's arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and what people are talking about in the arts this week.

Celebrating Goddesses of screen culture through fashion and glam
Female screen icons and local women leaders gathered at the red carpet opening of ACMI’s 'Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion'.

Vale to a great leader, Yunupiŋu
YunupiÅ‹u was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could…

Comedy reviews: Kitty Flanagan, Dr Brown Beturns, MICF
Sparkling wit or utterly wordless – take your pick.

Comedy reviews: Risky Spizzness, Nat's What I Reckon, MICF
Two comedians who may appear to have little in common, but are both brave enough to share their deepest insecurities…

Heritage Festival offers a chance to get hands-on with the past
Celebrate the Gold Rush history of central Victoria at the Ballarat Heritage Festival.

Book review: Clytemnestra, Constanza Casati
An unforgettable feminist reimagining of a mythologically-maligned Spartan queen.

May budget to invest $535 million in cultural institutions
Institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia and National Museum of Australia, will receive new and indexed funding.

Opportunities and awards
Australian Women in Music Awards nominations open, opportunities at APAX 2023 Market plus winners of Dobell Drawing Prize #23, and…