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A woman with longish dark brown hair and a green, white and black dress, sings into a mic with her eyes closed. Missy Higgins. Port Fairy Folk Festival.
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Music review: Missy Higgins, Port Fairy Folk Festival

A natural fit for the Port Fairy stage, one of Australia's favourite singer/songwriters did not let us down.

A man and a woman's partial faces can be seen through a tower of books.
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Highlights of Sydney Writers' Festival 2025 program

'In This Together' is the apt theme of this year's SWF as local and international authors gather to discuss and…

A young Asian boy with glasses and a yellow top is sitting in front of a book. There's a red bookcase behind him with books.
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LitUp literature initiative to revitalise reading

A new scheme will make it easier to stage author events across Australia.

Three panels. On the top left is Anna Chang, an Asian woman with glasses and her hair tied back. On the bottom is Alice Grundy, who has long brown hair. On the right is their book, 'What's the Big Idea?"
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Book review: What's the Big Idea?, Anna Chang and Alice Grundy (editors)

This book realistically grapples with the problems of the day and offers potential solutions.

BEASTIES is back with free fun in NSW for 2025

After a first run with an opening night that saw a 45-minute queue form around the block, BEASTIES returns for…

Three women. One is seated in the middle with yellow yarn. The other two gather around her.
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Theatre review: Macbeth, Roundhouse Theatre, La Boite Theatre

Seen via the lens of the prophetic three witches, a reimagined 'Macbeth' offers much promise, but fails in its vision…

An earlier iteration of 'Space-Out Competition' in Seoul. The free, participatory game comes to Melbourne for RISING 2025.
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RISING launches full festival program for June 2025

Melbourne’s winter festival RISING is “proudly challenging and uncompromisingly inclusive,” according to its co-Artistic Directors.

Billie Eilish 'Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour' in Melbourne. The singer is at the centre of a 360-degree stage holding an acoustic guitar and singing into the microphone.
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Music review: Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour 2025, Rod Laver Arena

Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' left the crowd buzzing from the energy.

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of Steph Bowe. She has dark hair and is smiling. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Sunny at the End of the World.' It features an illustration of a young boy and girl walking on a path towards a city.
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Book review: Sunny at the End of the World, Steph Bowe

A clever and endearing story of survival in a world that has drastically changed.

A man in drag on stage. There is a band behind him.
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Performance reviews: Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Camille O’Sullivan: Loveletter, Adelaide Festival

Two Adelaide Festival shows look to the past, but with varying degrees of success.

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