Sydney
Which Australian Fringe festival is achieving the greatest growth?
All four of our major fringe festivals continue to draw strong crowds, but one looks likely to be on the…
Sydney Festival 2026 celebrates 50 years of helping shape the city’s culture
Festival Director Kris Nelson discusses his inaugural Sydney Festival program, and looks to the future while celebrating the festival’s legacy.
With ADC’s forced closure, CEO reflects on ambition and legacy
CEO Lisa Cahill reflects on Australian Design Centre in the wake of the organisation’s announced 2026 closure.
Art and AI: 5 artworks leading the conversation this summer
We take a look at Data Dreams, MCA Australia’s summer exhibition about art and AI.
Who will be showing in the 2026 Biennale of Sydney?
Curator Hoor Al Qasimi has now announced 53 artists for her 25th Biennale of Sydney, opening next March.
Fly Girl review: girl power reaches soaring new heights
The little-known story of Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, is presented with equal parts comedy and drama…
Salman Rushdie to speak in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026
Salman Rushdie will deliver a one-night-only address in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026.
Dangerously Modern review: fearless women artists who disrupted the male canon
Rewriting Australian art history, ‘Dangerously Modern’ at the Art Gallery of NSW is equally erudite and entertaining.
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat review: arty playground is joyous and chaotic
Mike Hewson shatters taboos and transforms the Art Gallery of NSW’s Tank space into a light-filled, living playground.
Canberra Youth Theatre tour explores fast food industry’s ‘disastrous consequences’
The Sydney tour of ‘Work, But This Time Like You Mean It’ has been supported by a $100,000 gift from…