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20 pub quiz literary questions – the children's and young adults' literature version

So you tried the general literary quiz and the OzLit variation, here now is one devoted to children's and YA…

A woman looks up a dark cliff face, an example of pleasure pilgrimages in Tasmania.
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Pleasure pilgrimages: why artists are seeking ecstasy, not just inspiration

From Tasmania to Alice Springs to Portugal, pleasure pilgrimages are redefining the role of art in healing, community and collective…

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Death cafés: the quiet cultural movement helping artists and communities talk about dying

Death cafés are bringing artists, neighbours and strangers together to discuss life’s only certainty – not through morbidity, but through…

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AI copyright crisis: Australian writers push back against AI training deals

AI copyright tensions escalate as authors challenge publishing contracts that allow their work to train artificial intelligence models.

An AI-generated photo of an entirely AI band: The Velvet Sundown.
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The Velvet Sundown: AI-generated band stirs controversy across global music industry

With millions of streams and a viral retro image, The Velvet Sundown has reignited global debate over AI music, raising…

Olivia Ansell: a portrait photograph of a smiling white woman in her forties with long light brown hair with her arms crossed in front of her, wearing a black short sleeved top standing in a light-filled white-walled room next to a window with light coming in through the window. Toronto
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Ex-Sydney Festival Director delivers first program in new Toronto festival role

Australian arts leader Olivia Ansell sends a postcard from Canada after her first months in new festival role.

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New life for dead malls: artists transform abandoned shopping centres into creative hubs

As Australia's retail landscape shifts, artists are reimagining abandoned shopping centres as vibrant spaces for culture, creativity and community renewal.

A smiling First Nations woman with a black top and russet jacket, her hair is parted and slicked back. Frances Rings - what I've learned
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What I've learned: from leading Bangarra Dance Theatre

Artistic director Frances Rings shares her insights into leading a creative company

Writing Australia: a hardcopy of a manuscript on a table with a pair of glasses placed on top of the front page (birds eye view).
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Can new Writing Australia council address writers’ most urgent needs?

Will this ‘new page’ for Australia’s literary sector bring the support Australian writers and publishers have been waiting for?

Photographic artist depicting a scene in a natural landscape where two white horses are putting their heads against each other. There is some fog in the air, making the scene mysterious and magical.
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Which artworks give you hope in despairing times?

ArtsHub asked a range of Australian artists to name a work that brings them hope and solace in difficult times…

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