Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Artist Abdul Abdullah says the Cronulla riots were a "moment of revelation" for many Australians as he unveils a new work for Sydney Biennale.

Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika and Linda Bull were elevated six to top-tier status at a ceremony in Sydney as part of ARIA's 40th anniversary celebrations.

Tasmania's two-week Dark Mofo festival kicks off today in Hobart. Popular events such as Winter Feast, Night Mass, the Nude Solstice Swim and the Ogoh Ogoh procession return, while one of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will host a free art exhibition.

Occupy yourself with some armchair travel courtesy of a selection of our nation's most esteemed literary works.

ET director Steven Spielberg dives back into the extra terrestrial with his latest film while asking 'How do you astonish an audience when anything is possible, and nothing is real?

Described as one of the books of the year, Fruit Fly asks who has the right to tell which stories in an age of cancellation for cultural appropriation.

Newcastle Art Gallery presents the distinctive and intricate work of the Torres Strait Islander artist in its first major solo survey following a four-year refurbishment.

Married at First Sight UK could be axed as its broadcaster, Channel 4, awaits an external review into the program and serious rape allegations before "deciding what happens next". 

After tens of thousands of votes in the 2026 ABC Classic 100 Ludwig van Beethoven has been crowned Greatest Of All Time. Look back at the full countdown.

Three decades after the franchise that coined the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all!" was first released, parents are sharing their love of the franchise with their children. 

The British actor was well known for roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso.

He got his start as a singing TV idol, but Matt Corby is making music for himself now, finding the magic in grief, growth and family.

Zoe Pepper and Fiona Wright are among the millennial artists using their work to tackle the housing crisis, which has seen house prices rise by 400 per cent in 25 years.

A committed advocate to furthering free speech and women's rights in her birth country, Satrapi lost her husband, Swedish actor Mattias Ripa, in April last year, and "died of sadness", according to French media.

A slow-cinema treasure, Grace McKenzie's documentary, Yumburra, traces author Bruce Pascoe's establishment of a farm.

Take a closer look at some of the biggest albums in Australian music and tell us what you see.

From his humble beginnings to winning a bevy of big awards, including four Oscars, the filmmaker has forged a successful career by staying true to his guiding principles.

Poet, rapper, musician, playwright and novelist Kae Tempest is a prodigious polymath. It wasn't until he affirmed his gender that he connected with his true self.

After Ralph Jackman retrained as a teacher, his first job was in a youth detention centre. His new memoir reveals how a broken system is failing vulnerable kids.

Carly Sheppard is perhaps best known for experimental performance, but a coincidental meeting with a fellow dancer convinced her to go back to her roots.