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British music legend Sir Elton John will perform in Cairns and Mackay as the only two Queensland stops of his four-date Australian tour — Once in a Lifetime.

Are houses on lots as small as 80 square metres the solution for those comfortable with high-density living but despise apartment blocks?

A Sir Hans Heysen masterpiece returns to South Australia before being auctioned next month where it is tipped to break a record price for a watercolour painting.

A raw and powerful Adelaide Fringe show deals with a range of perspectives after a suicide, with some of its cast members drawn from a mental health support group.

Colourful street art is popping up in Adelaide during this year's Fringe festival, as world-renowned artist Jimmy C takes to the laneways of his home town.

Can you guess these movies based on their terrible pitches?

Nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Melody Pool reveals she will be stepping back from music after battling crippling depression — a decision made at a time when the 25-year-old's career is just taking off.

Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, dies aged 73.

Boutique arts and music events in South Australia face what organisers say can be a "really complex regulatory environment", but efforts are underway to achieve simpler legislation.

Nostalgic athletes from around Australia descend on a town in Tasmania's north for the National Penny-Farthing Championships.

More than 20 tonnes of watermelon are smashed all in the name of fun and games as part of the Chinchilla Melon Festival on Queensland's Western Downs this weekend.

More than 80 luminous floats light up North Terrace in Adelaide to kick off the Adelaide Fringe Festival — the second largest annual arts festival in the world.

Melbourne's biggest arts festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people, as the city's most iconic buildings were brought to life with spectacular light shows.

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra snares the talents of one of the world's most acclaimed conductors, Alondra de la Parra.

The garden of Stanwell Hall, the former Hobart home of the father of Australian landscape painting John Glover, opens to the public to celebrate his 250th birthday.

Bob Brown recently helped inspire the creation of a brand new oboe concerto, premiering at the Sydney Opera House next week.

Architects working in the Soviet Union transformed simple bus stops into pieces of art and acts of defiance.

For a few days every February the setting sun hits a waterfall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle to make the water glow orange and red like a cascade of molten lava.

New York-based Australian artist Ian Strange returns to home shores for his latest exhibition, Shadow, and launch of his short documentary series.

Dancing is proving to be an effective way to refocus the minds of people with Alzheimer's and dementia, instructors say.

Midnight Oil is back from their long break and ready to address the tumultuous political climate, dominated by the likes of Donald Trump, in their upcoming world tour, lead singer Peter Garrett says.

The authors of a new fairtyale book about two men falling in love are hoping to shift cultural attitudes towards the LGBTI community and prevent homophobic bullying that can lead to teens taking their own lives.

Australian rock legends Midnight Oil have never felt "fresher, nastier, sweeter" as they announce their first world tour in two decades, with lead singer Peter Garrett declaring it feels incredible "walking back into the room".

There's a certain level of "terror" that gnaws at a filmmaker who dares to create a sequel to a cult hit, as Trainspotting 2 director Danny Boyle discovered.

For the past six months I have refused to watch any film or TV show that features violence against women, writes Laura Hartnell. Women are more than just pieces of flesh to be destroyed.