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New Ghost Festival riffs off The Rocks' eerie past this Halloween
Get your ghost on, and head to Australia's oldest precinct to celebrate Halloween this year with a new festival.

Performance Space expands partnership with UNSW
With a vision to elevate experimental arts, two of Sydney’s iconic arts organisations come together in a new residency program.

Vale: James Darling AM, an artist who reminded us of nature’s power
The tragic accidental death of artist, patron and conservationist James Darling AM has been felt hard by the South Australian…

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Kip Williams signs off as Artistic Director with STC 2025 season announcement
The STC's 2025 season features some Australian classics, returning and interstate hits, plus some intriguing debuts.

Skywalker Gibbon installation on the Carriageworks roof
A large-scale inflatable ape will be on show on as part of Sydney Contemporary.

Opportunities and awards
This week's opportunities and awards include grants from Carclew, the winners of Sisters in Crime's 24th Davitt Awards and more.

A diasporic theatrical take on AI, with an Asian immigrant mother in futuristic Brisbane
In a new bilingual theatre production, an immigrant mother seeks solace in a humanoid following the death of her daughter.

Outcry over SA Museum restructure reveals systemic government funding cuts
An overwhelming public backlash to a proposed SA Museum restructure prompted the SA State Government to tell the Museum to…