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Bob Dylan is one of the most covered artists of all time, but Australian musicians have several stand out tracks.
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The best Australian covers of iconic Bob Dylan songs

'It ain't me babe'... when it comes to Bob Dylan covers, Australian artists have recorded some rippers.

A painting by Phoebe Stone that shows an oil tanker in black and red rust colour with the words 'Serene Sea' on its hull.
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The accidental artist becomes a winner

The Remagine Art Prize, with its environmental consciousness-raising objective, scouts for new talent in 2025.

A pair of orange football shoes next to an orange and white football.
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Performance review: The Game, FRINGE WORLD

Power and misogyny portrayed in this multimedia show about Australian Women's Football.

A sell-out production of Joanna Murray-Smith's Berlin returns to Melbourne for a limited season.

Joanna Murray-Smith's 'Berlin' returns to Melbourne

An enduringly popular romantic thriller, Berlin returns to Melbourne in an intimate independent production.

Text Prize was quietly announced as discontinued late last year.
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End of an era: Text Prize discontinued

A regular part of the Australian publishing calendar, the Text Prize has been discontinued.

Booktopia went into voluntary administration in 2024, but the company has now been rescued.
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Booktopia rescued: Australian book retailer rises from the dead

Booktopia has been purchased by successful Australian online entrepreneur Shant Kradjian.

A man, Andrew Hamilton, in a green top. He is smiling and holding a microphone.
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Comedy review: Jokes About the Time I Went To Prison, FRINGE WORLD

'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' meets 'Shawshank Redemption?'

Shelves of books, with signs above reading BookTok
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Did the US just kill BookTok?

The US's controversial TikTok ban has meant millions of BookTok users fleeing the platform in search of a new home…

John Taylor, 'Chandos portrait', 1610, showing as part of 'Writers Revealed' at HOTA. An oil painting rendered in dark hues of a figure looking calmly at the viewer.
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Over 100 manuscripts from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery to arrive at HOTA

HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the…

Woman dressed in white sitting on top of a rock painted with blue pattern. Veronica Herber
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'Mundane things kill your soul' – how to give yourself permission to create

Artist Veronica Herber discusses the courage it takes to follow your heart and leave behind a comfortable career.

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