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Mass letter urges arts minister to act over Venice snub

Protests against the dumping of Australia's art team for the Venice Biennale continue, with hundreds of artists and curators demanding government action.

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Video art gets the message across at Samstag show

Communication and its various breakdowns is the topic of an exhibition at Adelaide's Samstag Museum.

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‘This could have all been avoided’: how Creative Australia allowed itself to be blind-sided over its Venice Biennale pick

High-profile artists and curators stunned by Creative Australia’s swift abandonment of Khaled Sabsabi, the art community, and the complex nature of art itself

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National Gallery of Australia says it covered Palestinian flags on tapestry after security assessment

Critics say NGA decision ‘is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship’ that is ‘rooted in political cowardice’

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Councillor pledges 'full prosecution' after masses of rubbish dumped on street

A councillor says he is “bloody raging” after boxes full of children’s toys were dumped at a fly-tipping hot spot in Glasgow’s Southside.

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Scottish council warns services at risk over Labour's £30m tax bombshell

SCOTLAND’S biggest city faces a £30 million bombshell which puts services at risk because of Labour’s tax hikes, The National can reveal.

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Rising festival 2024: theatre-maker to be drugged unconscious in ‘deeply unnerving’ show about date rape

A Brazilian artist will have her body manipulated while passed out, in a lauded work about sexual violence that headlines Melbourne’s winter festival

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Three things with Rebecca Gibney: ‘If I don’t get enough sleep, I am a nightmare’

In our weekly interview about objects, the actor tells us about the items she carries wherever she travels, as well as the cherished painting she rescued from the rubbish

The Guardian - AU

From dystopian drama to heart-rending documentary: the 10 best Australian films of 2023

The punk horror of Talk to Me, the beauty of Shayda and the heartbreak of Man on Earth – it has been a cracker year

The Guardian - AU

You Can Go Now review – documentary about Indigenous artist Richard Bell is polemical and playful

Art, activism and attitude collide in Larissa Behrendt’s exuberantly splashy film about a provocateur who can’t be predicted or pigeonholed

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand voters search for relief from ‘shocking’ living costs as election looms

Tax cuts and cheaper fruit among Labour and National party plans to address rising cost of living pressures as people once comfortable are swept into crisis

The Guardian - AU

A cultural reckoning: largest-ever survey of First Nations Australian art opens in New Zealand

More than 150 artworks – and some of the country’s biggest names – are represented in an exhibition that’s equal parts poignant and powerful

The Guardian - AU

Activist doubts Aboriginal art probe will stop meddling

Artist Richard Bell says a government investigation into allegations of interference in Aboriginal art won't solve anything.

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'An activist masquerading as an artist': we should all be talking about Richard Bell

Review: You Can Go Now, directed by Larissa Behrendt.

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Labour councillors fail in bid to have Durham shun North East devolution deal that could be worth £4bn

A massive deal to elect a mayor covering a huge patch stretching from Berwick to Bishop Auckland is edging closer

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Brisbane-based Indigenous art collective proppaNOW wins prestigious global prize

Curator at school which awards Jane Lombard Prize says the artists’ work would ‘galvanise arts and social justice communities’ in New York

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Cash-strapped Durham County Council pleas for help from government to deal with £15m overspend

Senior figures at Durham County Council say the government must step in to help it cope with soaring inflation, and energy costs

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Glasgow Christmas trees set to cost council more than £3,500 each

The cost of the festive trees has been described as "expensive" and one councillor said he could get one cheaper at a garden centre.

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Aboriginal art is making waves overseas – but some major myths need busting

To help you better appreciate the wide, wonderful world of Indigenous art, we’re busting some big myths and misconceptions.

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Aboriginal artist Richard Bell brings replica tent embassy to Germany’s Documenta, ahead of 2023 Tate London installation

Richard Bell has installed a replica of the 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy in a German town for the Documenta festival, before taking it to London’s Tate Modern museum.

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