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A Cirque du Soleil technician who was killed while setting up for a show in the United States was the son of co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix, the circus says.

The world's oldest operating open-air cinema, located in outback Western Australia, is about to turn 100 years old.

An Australian artist's chance encounter with a man outside a 7-Eleven store in the United States leads to him winning this year's Digital Portrait Award.

Sydney's Wayside Chapel says a mural depicting well-known Aboriginal activists was painted over out of respect for Indigenous lore and custom.

A huge bronze sculpture in the shape of a fishing net takes pride of place outside GOMA as a reminder of the Aboriginal presence in Brisbane.

British actor Andrew Sachs, best known for his role as bumbling Spanish waiter Manuel in the classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 86.

The Legend of Ben Hall is a rich, if flawed, portrait of a haunted man and a romantic tribute to the Australian bush as a mirage of freedom.

An ABC manager defends rebranding its Adelaide radio station in a way that has a community station now threatening both a legal and political fight against the change.

A blessing of unicorns will bring magic to Adelaide this afternoon at the launch of the 2017 Adelaide Fringe program.

Look back at some of the most popular exhibitions to grace Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art over the past decade.

Film development agency Screenwest will soon become a not-for-profit organisation, in a bid to attract more funding for West Australian filmmaking.

For more than 20 years Giles Walker has been turning industrial odds and ends into fully functional kinetic robots.

A Queensland singer with Down syndrome says it is a "dream come true" to perform alongside the state's best operatic voices in a rare collaboration with Opera Queensland.

Test your knowledge as we count down the 'Forbes Top 10' highest paid artists for 2016.

Community station Radio Adelaide accuses the ABC of trying to "hijack" its name after announcing its rebranding of 891 ABC Adelaide.

Streaming service Netflix announces a new download option to take your favourite shows on the road.

Active and happy grandmas have been put front and centre to encourage children to embrace and celebrate their elders.

By skipping the plastic tinsel and making their own decorations, the Carter family creates memories as well as a more sustainable festive season.

The legacy of artists is a big subject, and even concentrating on only a few Australians from the recent past throws up a lot of vital questions.

US pop star Taylor Swift, boy band One Direction and British singer Adele are among the highest paid musicians in the world in 2016 according to Forbes magazine.

An Aboriginal Mural on the side of Sydney's Wayside Chapel at Bondi, which is described as a key symbol of reconciliation, is painted over and destroyed by the Chapel's management.

ABC presenter Ian Henschke announces his retirement after 34 years with the national broadcaster, including six years on local radio in Adelaide.

A new 'dance tax' in the Belgian city of Brussels requires bar and cafe owners to pay thousands of euros a year. Establishments will be charged 40 cents per 'dancer' per night, a large sum for businesses with small turnovers.

Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson speaks of the institution's responsibility to remind people of the horrors humankind is capable of, at the opening of new exhibition telling stories from the Holocaust.

Bharatanatyam is more than just movement and dance for Somi Somehsa — and she is passionate about sharing the experience.