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Theatre review: A Girl's Guide to World War, Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

A remarkable story of the bravery of female medical pioneers, exploring the strictures of the early 20th century within a…

Crazy ceramic of an Asian style fish in bright colours. Wedgwood
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Exhibition review: Wedgwood: Artists and Industry, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

This exhibition is an incredible coup, and it delivers on this rare opportunity in spades.

A man's torso with a finger pointing towards the camera and one out of five stars on the screen.
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Scathing book reviews are more common than you think

Are you fretting about receiving a bad review? You're in good company.

Against a pink backdrop a middle-aged woman with short hair, a bright pink T shirt and a glittery jacket is looking at a pink glazed donut which has the end of a speculum coming through it. The woman has her mouth wide open in feigned horror.
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When comedians don't give up the day job...

Heeding the advice of a million parents, these comedians all have a career to fall back on – but is…

Donald Judd's minimalist structure at AGSA.
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Donald Judd's AGSA masterpiece turns 50

The Art Gallery of South Australia celebrates its site-specific piece of US minimalism, Judd's 'Untitled'.

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Book review: Mother Tongue, Naima Brown

Motherhood, womanhood and the power of words.

public art: a close up of part of a huge chrome blue and silver metal sculpture of an astronaut figure installed in a park setting.
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Council's response to gifted public artwork inquiry fails to quell artists’ disquiet

After confronting City of Perth Councillors about the installation of a controversial public art acquisition, local artists are far from…

A bookshop/libary with books also shelved in overhead arches.
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Inaugural Aussie Global Book Crawl

Australia joins a worldwide network of bookstore crawls.

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Comedy review: Anisa Nandaula: You Can't Say That, The Victoria Hotel

What's it like being a black girl in Australia?

One of the plays being staged as rehearsed readings for the La Boite Encores program: 2015’s visceral ‘Prize Fighter’ by Future D. Fidel. The image shows a young Congolese man wearing boxing shorts and boxing gloves as he throws a punch with his left hand.
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La Boite Encores brings the 100-year-old company’s past to vivid life

Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre has announced the titles of 10 plays selected for its 10-week Encores play reading series.

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