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A painter credited with bringing abstract impressionism to Australian audiences, Adelaide-born Sydney Ball, dies aged 83.

Angus Stone reveals his band Dope Lemon, playing at Womadelaide on Saturday, gets its name from a scene where the Wolf of Wall Street wrecks his Lamborghini while stoned.

It's time to re-evaluate Justin Bieber as a serious creative artist as he brings his Purpose tour to Australia, write Ed Montano and Gene Shill from RMIT University.

Local business owners are singing Adele's praises after a boost in sales thanks to the British star's two sold-out shows at the Gabba over the weekend.

The British actress hits back at critics who say she betrayed her feminist ideals by posing for a revealing picture where parts of her breasts were exposed.

Adelaide's pioneering music and arts festival has long celebrated international artists. But in an internet age, what's the point of the genre?

The mystery of what happened to the audio console used to record one of modern music's most iconic songs has been solved, with the two men responsible for its "punk death" confessing to the crime.

The author of Shrill shares what life is like since she quit Twitter and why she'll never agree to speak on an all-white panel.

German-Australian artist Hans Heysen made gum trees famous and gave generously to a wounded soldiers' fund during WWI, but recently unearthed papers show authorities believed he was a potential traitor.

The British superstar uses her first Brisbane concert to respond to those criticising her for playing at the Gabba stadium, before again taking to the stage on Sunday night.

The city of Ballarat is awash with colour as it celebrates White Night, the first the arts festival is held in a regional Australian city.

Unsuspecting guests at Adelaide's Hilton are about to become part of the backdrop for a dance performance challenging perceptions of disability.

Early each year in Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle, the city's national institutions are transformed. For ten days, politics is in the shadows and the buildings take the spotlight.

Adele super fan Caitlyn Sheehan is one of 60,000 filling Brisbane's Gabba this weekend, for concerts so popular tens of thousands of extra seats have been brought in.

Graffiti artist Banksy's latest project and brand new guesthouse, The Walled Off Hotel, claims to have the "worst view in the world" — the barrier wall separating Israeli and Palestinian territories.

Test your ear with this short quiz that probes your musicality — can you pick out subtle variations in pitch and rhythm?

Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected celebrate on the streets of Sydney to mark the 39th annual Mardi Gras Parade, with police saying they are taking every precaution.

A missing piece of Australian music history, which was integral to punk music, is the subject of an Australia-wide search.

In a homage to the female superhero Wonder Woman, 100 Glamazons draped in a colour palette of red, blue and gold will march at Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Adele's upcoming Brisbane performances are being dubbed "Queensland's biggest-ever stage shows" and preparations for the shows at The Gabba are in full swing, but the set-up is top secret.

Hugh Jackman's X-Men swansong Logan reminds us that comic book franchises can aspire to deeper emotions and more complex relationships.

It's a tale as old as time, but in a major first for Disney, the new live-action adaption of Beauty and the Beast will feature an openly gay character and love scene, director Bill Condon says.

The two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants behind the Best Picture mix up at the Oscars are barred from tabulating votes and handing out envelopes containing winners' names at future ceremonies, the organisers of the Academy Awards say.

Thirty trans women will travel from the remote islands, north of Darwin, to Sydney to show off the unique Tiwi culture blended with glitz and glamour for the parade.

The theory that testosterone makes men more competitive and less risk-averse than women only perpetuates gender inequality in the workplace, a new book claims.