Australia

Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan
A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.

Book review: Fire Exit, Morgan Talty
A tale about legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance.

Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd
DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…

Four international headliners to appear at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival
MWF has announced four of the top overseas drawcards for its May program.

Port Fairy Folk Festival to feature Missy Higgins, Troy Cassar-Daley and more this weekend
One of the most long established and beloved music festivals in Australia returns.

2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 3: March
A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in March 2025.

Strong like the forest: how a regional gallery’s ecosystem connects artists and community
Guest curator Christine Willcocks discusses the environmental and creative themes behind the Grafton Regional Gallery exhibition, ‘True North: From the…

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair is returning to the Tanks in 2025
CIAF is on its way back to where it all began for this year's special rendition of its annual program.

Performance review: Sim Chi Yin, One Day We’ll Understand, Footscray Community Arts, Asia TOPA
A multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance.

Book review: Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa
Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia.