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When book rejection leads to publishing success

Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.

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So you want my arts job: Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement

As Head of Public Engagement, Tamsin Cull is the force behind QAGOMAs Children's Art Centre. She talks about her arts…

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Learning music helps young people flourish, says new report

New research calls for schools to treat learning music as essential for mental health, not just a nice-to-have activity.

Person wearing orange pants and black T shirt looking at First Nations work on a black wall - a photo of a man with white hair, a black and white t shirt and white paint around his eyes, and four small photos. ‘On Country: Photography from Australia’, Rencontres d'Arles 2025.
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Australian Indigenous artists making an impact abroad

Australian Indigenous artists are being celebrated by international institutions - who are they?

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International arts conferences and talks September-December 2025

Discover arts conferences and creatives talks, from the industry-specific topics of the day to zeitgeist topics shaping now.

a group of performers including some bare-chested circus performers on stage in a scene from Opera Queensland and Circa's world premiere production of 'Orpheus & Eurydice', 2019. The back white wall has THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE in red scrawled across it.
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Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

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Vale Judith Isherwood: a force of nature in the arts

The arts leader and inaugural chief executive of the Wales Millennium Centre died from mesothelioma, maintaining her celebrated sense of…

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Book review: Autocorrect, Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret is back with 33 short stories about life, the universe and everything in between.

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Features

The book that changed your life

A selection of books that inspired and influenced, and left an indelible impression.

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Opinions & Analysis

10 pet peeves about books

Some of the little things that annoy readers before they even read a page.

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