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The Lark review: Noni Hazlehurst calls last drinks at Arts Centre Melbourne

Noni Hazlehurst explores memories and a lifetime of paths not taken in Daniel Keene’s latest play, The Lark.

Meanjin's closure will leave a hole in Australia's literary ecosystem. Image: Ashlyn Ciara on Unsplash.
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Meanjin: bean counting misses the intangible value of reading and imagining

The closure of Australia's second oldest literary journal Meanjin contradicts Melbourne's stance as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Meanjin. Image: Canva. Publisher: MUP.
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Meanjin, Australia's second oldest literary journal, to close

The last edition of Meanjin will be published in December, 'the board having found it no longer viable to produce…

Western Australian composer and producer Elise Reitze-Swensen is a member of the 2025 Minderoo Foundation cohort. The photograph shows Elise Reitze-Swensen, a fair-skinned woman with long blonde hair, smiling at the camera. She wears a long-sleeved white t-shirt decorated with a bold, black-outlined, cartoon-like figure.
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Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund seeks mid-career WA creatives with bold ideas

The Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund offers grants of $35,000 and Forrest Hall residencies to the value of $20,000 to mid-career…

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Free exhibitions in Australia September 2025 – guide

From a regional Andy Warhol display to the largest collection of Papua New Guinea urban art outside the country, discover…

Man in blue shift balancing out money with stacks of coins. Arts funding Create NSW
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A look at the outcome of Create NSW’s inaugural 2-year funding round

Create NSW’s highly anticipated inaugural 2-year funding round has landed – and the news is mixed.

Franco Zeffirelli’s 'Aida' at Arena di Verona. The photograph hints at the scale of the arena production's opulent set, and depicts cast and chorus members arrayed beneath huge temple-like Egyptian statues and a pyramid.
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Adelaide Oval to host exclusive performances of Franco Zeffirelli’s Aida in 2026  

The late Franco Zeffirelli's arena production of Verdi’s Egyptian-set opera Aida will be performed in Adelaide.

Unconformity. Image: Indie Rights. Female geologists on screen.
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From darning socks to licking rocks: I watched every movie with a female geologist and here’s what I learned

Verity Borthwick, author of Hollow Air, watched 25 films featuring female geologists and unearthed some rock-solid stereotypes.

Gallery view of installation of sculptures made from various materials.
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Curator Ellie Buttrose explains theme for her 2026 Adelaide Biennial

Curator Ellie Buttrose centres material strength at the heart of her 2026 Adelaide Biennale.

Old man in red jumper and cane in gallery setting with paintings. William Robinson
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Vale William Robinson – a pioneer visionary of the Australian landscape

Reflecting upon William Robinson's incredible career, which rethought the Australian landscape genre.

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