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Mark Dreyfus QC announced as Shadow Minister for the Arts
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced his new Shadow Cabinet today, with the arts portfolio awarded to the Member for Isaacs.

Asylum seeker tragedy prompts Biennale installation
Alex Seton’s moving marble lifejackets will call viewers to confront their own humanity.

Booker Prize announces youngest winner ever
The second New Zealander to ever win the top fiction prize is also the youngest person to do so.

Western Edge appoints a new General Manager
The youth arts company has picked a new General Manager.

Artist photographs own mother having sex
Leigh Ledare, a photographer who has drawn as much controversy as acclaim, has been picked up by a prestigious New…

Sneak Preview: The Lion King’s Oz return
ArtsHub took a sneak preview as the cast of The Lion King started rehearsals in Sydney this week.

Arts wins many of the most generous donors
The arts is second only to health in attracting Australia's most generous philanthropists.

Photomedia competition gets flashy
CCP Salon is now open for emerging and established photo-based artists.

Move over joggers. Sculpture is trumping sport!
Sydney’s perennial Sculpture by the Sea is back, bigger and bolder with a strong international mix.

Arts NSW axes Short+Sweet Regional funding
Short+Sweet Productions Australia Ltd suspends operations after a 'serious breach' of its funding agreement.