Indigenous performers from around the world gather in Melbourne for a new contemporary first-nations arts festival, which will feature a "city-wide treasure hunt" of art and music this weekend.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reflects on the legacy of "brilliantly researched" and "honest" veteran ABC broadcaster Mark Colvin, who has died aged 65.
In what's believed to be an Australian first, a small town in regional New South Wales is offering round-the-clock library services, which is leading to an increase in membership and borrowing.
Dipping your toes into the virtual pool can be a terrifying prospect for many seasoned singles, let alone someone taking the first tentative steps towards new love in the wake of a partner's death.
The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog kills off the character in a rebuke to far-right extremists who transformed a benevolent internet meme into a racist, anti-Semitic symbol.
Chef and Melbourne Victory's number one ticket holder George Calombaris apologises for getting involved in an altercation at the A-League grand final in Sydney on Sunday night.
Australian actor and vaudevillian Val Jellay, best known for her role in The Flying Doctors and double act with husband Maurie Fields, has died at age 89, her son says.
The saying goes "any publicity is good publicity", but as we are increasingly flashed with the bare bums of celebrities like reality star and model Kendall Jenner, what impact is that having on society's moral compass?
By Yuan Zeng from the City University of Hong Kong
China's new political thriller In The Name Of The people is the latest effort to tap into pop culture and showcase its resolution and achievements in the extensive corruption crackdown that Beijing has launched.
It's been 20 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published, but it might never have happened if it weren't for publisher Nigel Newton's daughter.
The story of their relationship — and his prolific artistry — has captured Australia's imagination for decades. Now, a new documentary on Wendy and Brett Whiteley tells the story in their own words.
Get Out is a deliriously good horror movie that speaks with uncanny eloquence about the confusion and disappointment of race relations in the wake of the Obama presidency.
After putting down their paint brushes to raise children and concentrate on their careers, a group of rural women are returning to art using Mexican artist Frida Kahlo as their muse.
In a dark room in the Melbourne Arts Centre, as an even darker beat sampled from an Ella Fitzgerald song plays aloud, a group of young women are planning an Australian musical revolution.
Sam Bloom became a paraplegic after falling from a rickety balcony while on holiday in Thailand. Now a best-selling book called Penguin Bloom – about a visiting magpie that helped Sam’s family to recover – will be made into a film starring Naomi Watts.
This week on The Mix: James uncovers some myths about Vincent Van Gogh at the NGV; Zan Rowe sits down with soul sensation Michael Kiwanuka; the Top 5 actors who wanted their characters killed off; our pub panel look at the myth of the ‘great artist’; and the very niche genre of ‘elevator art’.
A new photo exhibition featuring rare pictures of pop star David Bowie is opening in Sydney, and photographer Markus Klinko offers a unique insight into what it was like photographing the late icon.
Isaiah Firebrace is a 17-year-old indigenous singer whose vocal talent helped him overcome the hardship of his childhood. He shot to stardom after winning X Factor Australia in 2016, and will represent Australia at the Eurovision song contest in Kiev.
Brett and Wendy Whiteley were lovers, critics, artists and muses whose life has now been told in a new documentary, Whiteley. Wendy describes what it was like living with the prolific artist.
Wikimedia Foundation executive director Katherine Maher says traditional media organisations can no longer assume they're trusted and need to learn how to exist in the new media playing field.
