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Chasing storms across the United States, with just 15 minutes to get the perfect photo photographers Benjamin Von Wong and Kelly DeLay capture surreal portraits aimed at igniting conversation about the dangers of climate change.

A new picture book for young children helps transgender kids understand that they are normal and not alone.

A Curtin University researcher finds that opposition to urban infill and apartment towers stems from a widespread aversion to people bumping into the neighbours.

Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership is traced through a set of official Christmas cards at the Museum of Australian Democracy.
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Amy Schumer and Serena Williams grace the pages of the 2016 Pirelli calendar, in a shift away from the publication's traditional pictures of nude supermodels.

Australian publishers are concerned the industry will suffer if the Federal Government's support to lift book import restrictions goes ahead.

Visitor numbers to the Art Gallery of Western Australia continue to plummet, contributing to big drops in revenue in the last financial year.

The Perth Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor Jessica Gethin is breaking the mould of a stereotypical musical conductor.

Fresh from a whirlwind tour of Australia, Margaret Duncan talks about her plans for her future art, and a new swimwear range featuring the scenes of Arnhem Land.

Canberra printmaking studio Megalo Print Studio + Gallery is celebrating its 35th birthday by creating the world's longest screen print.

A Perth drum maker whose handcrafted instruments made from local timber are played by U2 and the Rolling Stones hangs up his tools after 30 years.

An exhibition of artworks which draw on natural science for inspiration opens at the National Archives of Australia.

Reverend Adamopoulo explains his Damascene conversion from Aussie rocker to missionary in Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone.

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia displays 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artefacts, most of which have not returned to Australia since they were taken by the British in early interactions.

Taylor Swift is accused by conservationists in New Zealand of endangering a rare bird species while shooting a music video near Auckland.

Eagles of Death Metal members tell how they escaped and how one came face to face with a gunman during the attack at the Bataclan theatre in Paris.

Developers plan to restart Melbourne's famous Nylex clock as part of a $1 billion precinct proposed at the former maltings site near the Yarra River in Melbourne's inner north.

Students and staff at Tasmania's Conservatorium of Music are in guitar heaven after a benefactor donates 130 instruments for them to keep and play.

A rusty tin containing 1920s photographs, hidden away in Port Macquarie back shed casts new light on the lives of coastal Aboriginal people at the turn of last century.

Songs composed by a collection of Canberra's musicians have been transcribed and bound together in a new book.

Cambodian youth from impoverished rural areas who are changing their lives with a dance collective in Phnom Penh show off their skills in Darwin.

Fine art photographer Leila Jeffreys creates distinctive portraits of individual birds away from the distraction of their natural environment.

A pint-sized Adelaide singer who hiccupped his way through the national anthem takes the day off school after becoming an internet sensation.