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In her 80s, Helen Garner has found chart-topping success with her latest book.
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Celebrating the artistic power of ageing women

Ageing women over 65 encounter huge societal challenges, but it can also mean a prolific time of creative growth, as…

woman leading an orchestra, playing an oboe
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Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered

Have you ever wondered why the orchestra tunes in front of the audience? And why do they use this particular…

arts managers, best workers: A young white woman smiling while "high fiving" a group of three other people.
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What we learned: top career lessons from 2024

What did you learn in your job this year? We take a look back at our most read career stories…

Sterling Notley and Matt Hogan in Canberra Youth Theatre's production of 'Work, But This Time Like You Mean It'. Two young men, both dressed in red and white shirts and black pants, sit in a pit of yellow balls against a red wall. One boy holds the other in his arms; both are shouting or screaming.
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Canberra Youth Theatre takes drastic steps to ensure its survival

The long-running company will not stage any productions in 2025 and is also cutting back and consolidating its training programs…

An illustrated finger pointing to five gold stars.
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16 top-starred book reviews of 2024

Which books earned the coveted five-star rating from ArtsHub's reviewers this year?

Image of woman (Louise Swinn) at a lectern with signage behind her reading "Most Underrated Book of the Year SPN"
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The future of Australian small press

With the pausing of the Small Press Network earlier this year, many saw it as a death knell for independent…

Liane Moriarty has dominated Australian audiobooks in 2024.
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The best Australian audiobooks of 2024

More people are listening to audiobooks than ever before and Australian audiobooks are thriving.

The Wiggles were Australia's most listened to artist in 2024 according to Spotify Wrapped.
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Australia's Spotify Wrapped 2024: the year in Aussie music

Once again, Spotify Wrapped has revealed global listened habits. No local artists made Australia's top five most streamed this year.

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Unpacking the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, and its bounceback

Sensitivity over the spectacular makes for a more nuanced survey of the region.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra will tour the Northern Territory in its 2025 season. The photo looks down on the orchestra, arrayed around a podium as a middle-aged man in a suit conducts. The photo is taken from above and to the side, so that we can see the strings section, a harpist, percussionist and other Orchestra members.
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Darwin Symphony Orchestra to tour Territory-wide in 2025

The DSO’s 2025 season will see Jonathan Tooby’s last hurrah as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor, but not before the Orchestra undertakes…

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