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Trashing a treasure – re-elected government called on to act quickly to save Murujuga

Campaigners say time is running out to save irreplaceable rock art in the Pilbara.

A young woman is poking the handle of a broom at a young man.
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Theatre review: Thirst, Subiaco Arts Centre

A story of transformation, enchantment and maybe entrapment through the perspective of Indigenous characters.

Vale Georgia Malone: a portrait photo of a female woman with white skin and short dark brown hair, sitting at a table with one hand under her chin. There are indoor plants in the background.
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Vale Georgia Malone – exemplary arts leader, tireless advocate

Dedicated as much to her work with individual artists and arts workers as to the sector as a whole, Georgia…

Shadow of Doubt: a young male and a female actor sitting on stage facing each other on a minimal set made of grey blocks. They sit in front of a dark backdrop.
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Theatre review: Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre

A two-hander that dives inside one couple’s relationship to explore the complicated nature of abuse.

A puppet of a little boy and a fox. Antoine Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.
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Performance review: The Little Prince, Ellie Easton Theatre, Claremont Showgrounds

Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s novella in puppetry form.

A First Nations hand hangs down from the top of the frame reaching to another coming up, with a brown backdrop.
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4 Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway … or not

What is the status of the four major new Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway around the country?

Audience listening to presentation. Live & Local. Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025

Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.

de-centre re-centre: installation view of a photographic exhibition in a gallery space. Four landscape orientation photographs of faces of Aboriginal women are placed on a wall in the foreground of this image.
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Exhibition review: de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

A cohesive survey exhibition that points to the strong relevance of photographic media within the wider context of contemporary art.

public art: a close up of part of a huge chrome blue and silver metal sculpture of an astronaut figure installed in a park setting.
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Council's response to gifted public artwork inquiry fails to quell artists’ disquiet

After confronting City of Perth Councillors about the installation of a controversial public art acquisition, local artists are far from…

A man, Andrew Hamilton, in a green top. He is smiling and holding a microphone.
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Comedy review: Jokes About the Time I Went To Prison, Toff in the Town, MICF 2025

'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' meets 'Shawshank Redemption?'

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