Liz Hobday
New cinema venues open as Aussie ticket sales boom
If anyone is complaining about the cost of living, it’s surely not a conversation happening over popcorn in a cinema. “When you...
Educators, booksellers turn page to rekindle reading for fun
Australia would have a better reading culture if there wasn’t such a hierarchy of books, one literacy advocate reckons. Even in his...
TV’s big question: Will Neighbours’ return to Ramsay Street be a dead end?
In the collection of Museums Victoria lies the publicity book for the launch of what was then a new soapie, Neighbours. Designed...
Debra Byrne returns to stage with La Cage aux Folles
For veteran entertainer Debra Byrne, returning to the stage is not so much about the role she’s singing, as whether it fits...
In Sydney it’s art for art’s sake – and big money too, of course
If there’s a cost of living crisis, no one has told the Sydney Contemporary art fair. The 2023 event at Carriageworks is...
Street artists may be left high and dry on insurance height cover
There are fears Australian artists may be left unable to work on large-scale and public art projects, as insurance giant QBE prepares...
Thousand-year-old sculptures to be returned to Cambodia
Australia will return three ancient bronze sculptures that were likely exported illegally from Cambodia. The sculptures date back to the 9th and...
Probes continue as Aboriginal art show rescheduled
The National Gallery of Australia will reschedule a major showcase of Aboriginal art, although a government probe into allegations of artistic interference...
National Gallery clears APY artworks of interference
An independent review of Aboriginal art to be included in a National Gallery of Australia exhibition has cleared the paintings of allegations...
Paul McCartney gets back to Australia with stadium tour
Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back Tour to Australia, with his first concerts Down Under in six years. McCartney said he...