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A rock band rehearses in a home-made garage studio, complete with blankets over the windows to help muffle the noise. Grants and opportunities for musicians in 2026
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Best opportunities and grants for musicians in 2026

Here are the major grants and professional development opportunities for musicians and musical arts organisations in 2026.

Rob Hirst behind the drumkit with Backsliders at Womadelaide 2007. Midnight Oil
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Rob Hirst was not the figurehead of Midnight Oil – but he was its backbone

David Nichols reflects on the life and career of Midnight Oils' drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst, who died on Monday…

A woman in a bright roller derby uniform and protective gear, including pads and helmets, skates out of a cloud of theatrical smoke. Mama Does Derby
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Rock and rolling into Mama Does Derby

Virgina Gay and Clare Watson discuss the comic horror of adolescence and a mother who redefines herself through roller derby.

I Love My Computer – Ninajirachi. Image: NLV Records. Best Australian Albums and EPs.
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Best 10 Australian albums and EPs of 2025

It's been a great year for Australian albums and EPs – here are 10 of the very best.

L-R: Tom Conroy and Colin Friels in Belvoir's 2025 production, 'The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and his Three Daughters'. A bloodied, pale and shirtless younger man and an older, grey-haired man, speak intently to one another in a moody photograph of Belvoir's Shakespeare production.
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Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with…

fringe festival audiences: a brightly lit outdoor scene crowded with people queuing to enter a performing arts show in a circus tent.
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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…

Joel Bray Dance's 'Garabari' features in the Blak Out program at Sydney Festival 2026.. Three First Nations people, two male-presenting and one female-presenting, pose dramatically on a smoky, yellow-lit back-lit stage. Sydney Festival 2026.
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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.

Women with dark hair wearing beige dress standing in front of black and white photographic portrait. Tina Arena
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In conversation with Tina Arena: 50 years on from her Young Talent Time debut

Tina Arena shares career wisdoms and warnings, on the occasion of her celebratory portrait commission for the National Portrait Gallery.

ILBIJERRI's Artistic Director of almost 18 years, Dr Rachael Maza AM. The photo shows Maza, an older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with greying hair, sitting in a leafy courtyard. She is smiling, almost laughing, and leans forward with her hands clasped and her elbows on her knees.
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Rachael Maza on shaping the narrative, trusting her gut and preparing to say goodbye

After almost 18 years as ILBIJERRI’s Artistic Director, Dr Rachael Maza AM is stepping down at the end of the…

Man standing in foggy mountains holding up a yellow flag. The Unconformity
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The Unconformity: anything but usual - the intimate festival changing how we engage

The intimate and daring Tasmanian festival, The Unconformity announces its October program - and it's a cracker.

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