Arts
Could Countdown be reborn on the ABC?
The landmark music program is celebrating its 50th birthday. Its impact on local artists was undeniable, and there are calls to bring it back.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize
The world’s most influential prize for a single work of fiction has been announced in London this morning. Australian Charlotte Wood was among six authors shortlisted, but an English author took out the award.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Casey Donovan spearheads a sparkling cast in spirited show full of uplifting silliness
It’s a joy to watch a feel-good musical that does exactly what it says on the box.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Sacked pianist’s action against MSO reveals its divisions
Sacked pianist Jayson Gillham will come up against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for an initial hearing in the Federal Court next week.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
New theatre HQ and gallery set to put Lismore back on the arts map
A former joinery factory is set to become the centrepiece of an arts-led regeneration of flood-ravaged Lismore.
- by Heath Gilmore
South Dullsville no more? Wake-up call for Perth’s sleepiest inner-city suburb
A leafy inner-city area known for its sought-after real estate – but definitely not its nightlife – is suddenly looking more interesting, and it’s tapping into a zeitgeist.
- by Mark Naglazas
‘Shift in an unusually huge way’: How AI choreographs a dance workshop
Arts and artificial intelligence are often at odds, but a new dance performance aims to create harmony from the intersection.
- by Gemma Grant
The mulleted mentor who won over the mayor with his vision for Brisbane
There’s more to street artist and high school teacher Matt Tervo than a first impression might have you believe.
- by Courtney Kruk
Editorial
Education
New tune needed for music education
The days of class sets of recorders or xylophones have gone, with music now expected to be taught by general classroom teachers.
- The Herald's View
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Art
Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.
- by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw
As it happened: Laura Jones wins Archibald Prize with portrait of author Tim Winton
It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists is suitably impressive.
- by Helen Pitt and Nick Galvin