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Library unveils performance schedule for 200th birthday

A flagship state library is celebrating a milestone anniversary with a program of live performances throughout September and October.

AAP · Jul 18

Australian dance troupe earns deadly international gong

A First Nations dance company is set to be awarded a major accolade at the Venice Biennale - but says it represents just 35 of 65,000 years of stories.

AAP · Jul 9

Bangarra’s Sheltering is a powerful showcase of First Nations dance and creativity

Frances Rings’ artistic directorship of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s shines through the company’s new triple-bill production, Sheltering.

The Conversation · Jun 9

True romance: how to keep the love alive when money is tight

You don’t have to spend a fortune to have fun with someone you adore – especially if you stop measuring yourself against other couples

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

60 years of The Australian Ballet and 90 years of 'Australian' ballet: Identity asks us to reflect on Australian dance today

When The Australian Ballet was founded in 1962, its charter stated that, alongside international repertoire and visiting international choreographers, it must engage Australian choreographers and produce Australian works.

The Conversation · May 3, 2023

Calls for federal government to end Medicare's surrogacy exclusions for IVF treatments

Extending Medicare coverage to all IVF treatments would cost taxpayers less than $1 million a year, advocates argue. The federal government is set to review the surrogacy exclusion later this year.

ABC News · Apr 11, 2023

Skeletons in the closet, a royal scandal and a shock war story: Aussie celebs share their origin stories

Iconic satirist Barry Humphries and entertainer Rhonda Burchmore headline the 14th season of compelling SBS series, Who Do You Think You Are?

The New Daily · Apr 7, 2023

Alarm bells on gay bashings should have sounded: ex-cop

A former senior police officer involved in pivotal cold cases of gay men killed in the 1980s has told an inquiry homophobic attacks were well-known to police.

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

Founders of ticketing platform Humanitix honoured with Committee for Sydney award

Josh Ross and Adam McCurdie recognised for work on social enterprise that donates ticket booking fees to charity

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s incoming artistic director Frances Rings takes over later this year, but first she revives the award-winning Terrain

Frances Rings joined the contemporary Indigenous dance company in 1993 and, after nearly three decades, will take the helm as the company’s first Indigenous woman artistic director later this year.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022