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Photo of people passing books outdoors in the winter to help Hill of Content relocate their bookshop.
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Hill of Content: human chain helps 103-year-old Melbourne bookshop relocate

Around 300 people showed up at Hill of Content today, forming a human chain to help move 17,000 books.

A row of books lined up so you can see their pages. Bakers Lane Books prize.
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Bakers Lane Books launches with $10,000 prize to support emerging women writers

A new kid on the block promises to amply Australian women's voices.

art books, a woman reads a book in front of an open fire.
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Curl up with these new art books this winter

15 books that beckon you to stay in … even on a sunny winter’s day.

A person with the word poetry on a white t-shirt. They are wearing jeans and holding a book. Poetry Month. Red Room Poetry.
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Poetry Month returns with nationwide coverage

Red Room's annual celebration returns to showcase the breadth of Australian poetry.

Three people on stage with a blue fish puppet. Creative Futures Fund
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20 organisations named under Creative Australia’s new funding platform, Creative Futures Fund

$7.8 million delivered; so who received funding under the new Creative Futures Fund?

'Families Collecting Giddie Beads' by Fiona Omeenyo from Australian Gallery, Gimuy/Cairns. CIAF 2025
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CIAF 2025 returns to the Tanks Arts Centre this week

Now in its mid teens, CIAF 2025 is well-established as a celebration of community, culture and creativity.

A pale hand holding a folded newspaper held vertically with the text ‘Where do we go from here?’
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ACCA reveals two years’ worth of programming in ambitious move

Tschabalala Self and Yoko Ono are among the international stars, while emotion-themed exhibitions and new commissions look to the future.

A middle aged woman with short blonde hair and a black shirt. she is smiling. Vale Judith Isherwood.
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Vale Judith Isherwood: a force of nature in the arts

The arts leader died from mesothelioma, maintaining her celebrated sense of humour to the end.

Mushroom Murder Trial. a photo of a death cap mushroom in Ukraine. Erin Patterson.
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Mushroom Murder Trial: the TV series, documentary, panel discussion and books

In the fallout of Erin Patterson's conviction, there's no shortage of coverage in the offing.

Theatre workers: a photograph of a theatre stage including the rafters, rigging and scaffolding structures above and behind the theatre stage.
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Reminder of at-height risks following theatre worker's death after fall

A tragic accident at a regional theatre last week is a reminder of the dangers involved in backstage theatre work.

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