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Music, art and cultural practice have long been the target of state social control. It’s an old story. Be it …

Tug-o-war in Sydney’s east

As the Waverley community in Sydney requests a more mature approach to the council’s zero-tolerance alcohol bans in its parks, …

Jean-Paul Delamotte (October 21, 1931 – September 21, 2019) died one month before his 88th birthday in his home in …

The early 20th century French artist Pierre Bonnard will be the focus of the National Gallery of Victoria’s 2020 winter …

When Australia’s arts and culture ministers met in Adelaide last Friday, they agreed to overhaul major performing arts sector funding. …

The flower is the mind and the seed is the technique. So said 15th century Japanese playwright, actor and theoretician …

Updated Thursday October 10 at 4.22pm More than 700 independent artists have signed an open letter urging state arts ministers …

Sydney’s pitch to host World Pride in 2023 — the first Southern Hemisphere edition of the global event — will …

The Czech and Slovak Film Festival kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday. Anders Furze spoke with artistic director Eleanor Colla about its …

The creation of co-directors Jemma Cole, Sam Whiteside and Thorsten Hertog, Soft Centre is an experimental electronic music and multidisciplinary …