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Modernising facilities can provide a short-term excitement, but it’s their management over the long term that will influence whether women and girls participate.
How did a country that did not make wine somehow invent effervescence?
This new show at the Powerhouse Museum reflects the chaos of the digital world and the ubiquity of digital tracking.
How did George Stubbs, one of England’s foremost painters of horses and dogs, get Australian animals so wrong?
Like the rest of Australia, we have been following the world cup with growing emotional intensity. From the group chat to TikTok, the online alt-commentary on the game has been a joy.
Michael Parkinson, who has died at 88, demonstrated the art of the good interview night after night.
Like other recent queer rom-coms that pitched to the mainstream, Red, White & Royal Blue explains gay contexts to non-queer audiences.
Our new research has tracked the gender of artists working at Australian opera companies and found evidence of pervasive gender inequality.
People in the First Nations fashion industry see their work contributing to cultural tradition, economics and cultural sustainability, and blak pride and storytelling.
How does the average viewer relate to homes being turned into mansions? Well, most of us have a dream home, with home makeovers often also offering the promise of self-improvement.
Have you found yourself liking sport for the first time and wondering how you got here? Here’s what might be going on – and why it might be the best thing for your wellbeing.
Terry Pratchett’s novels have been adapted for the screen 11 times now. Why are his novels so hard to get right?
98% of Australia’s Japanese population were sent to internment camps during the second world war.
On August 6, the Australian Diamonds won the Netball World Cup for the 12th time – but it received a fraction of the coverage the Matildas are getting.
Musician Cardi Bi is the latest victim in a spate of objects being thrown at musicians on stage – however, there are historical precedents for audiences doing this.
Ludwig Göransson’s score immerses the audience in Oppenheimer’s inner emotional dilemma.
Beloved improvised comedy TV show Thank God You’re Here is back after a 14 year hiatus, and its format still works.
Our recently published research finds inequitable power dynamics behind the camera on Australian film sets are pernicious and persistent.
Non-playable characters, or NPCs, are taking TikTok by storm – a trend where people pretend to be background video game characters for profit.
New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at 87.
Our new wave of horror carries the legacy of Australia’s strong horror history – while finally signalling the shedding of some cultural biases.
Three former dancers have taken legal action against Lizzo, levelling allegations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment.
Aboriginal people in 1951 framed cultural practice as labour and as a tool for advocacy for Aboriginal rights stretching across the continent.
There is a great track record of musical theatre tackling political material. Bloom seems too afraid of its own subject material to truly tackle the issues.