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$6000 a year: Australian musicians earnt more during the pandemic than they do now
Australian musicians are making less money than during COVID and the collapse of the festival circuit will only make life harder.
- by Linda Morris
Opinion
Music festivals
From Splendour to surrender: why music festivals are out in the cold
- by Benjamin Potter
Movies
The Sydney Sweeney-Johnny Depp rumour that set the internet spinning
It seems the unlikeliest of pairings, and her fans hope it isn’t true – is a Depp-Sweeney movie really in the works?
- by Karl Quinn
The ABC holds a huge archive of Australian stories. But not everyone can access it
Documentary makers are increasingly concerned about the cost of accessing the ABC’s archive and the impact that will have on telling Australian stories.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
TV & radio
When Samuel Johnson woke up in emergency, he had one thought
The narrator of the observational series Paramedics got a first-hand look at the work of medicos after he was hit by a car.
- by Bridget McManus
ABC’s new comedy tackles race issues like you’ve never seen before
Actor and writer Ra Chapman’s new series explores the Korean-Australian adoptee experience through an unlikely lens: the romcom.
- by Kylie Northover
Music
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Live music
Less than $6000 a year: Australian musicians in dire straits, survey shows
- by Linda Morris
Opinion
Music festivals
From Splendour to surrender: why music festivals are out in the cold
- by Benjamin Potter
Live reviews
Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual
- by Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead
He was playing the ‘wrong’ instrument – but nailed the concert anyway
- by Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
This revolutionary feminist was executed at 31. Her ideas never died
- by Cameron Woodhead, Kosa Monteith, Jessica Nicholas, Barney Zwartz and Tyson Wray
Celebrity
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Celebrity relationships
There are many ways to become famous. Bianca Censori has chosen one of the worst
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Stage
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
- by Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Hannah Francis, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Stephen A Russell, Cher Tan, Cameron Woodhead, Lefa Singleton Norton, Tyson Wray and Guy Webster
Genevieve got her dream job in her dream organisation. Six weeks later, her funding was cut
- by Jocelyn Garcia and Nick Dent
Art & design
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Arts
Atlassian Central’s bold new art plugs into the Milky Way – and Sydney’s weather
- by Linda Morris