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Cult of the Lamb’s Steam release is already exceeding expectations for this indie Australian game studio

Cult of the Lamb is designed for novices and seasoned gamers alike: "We want your grandma to be able to pick it up and play with it,” says its designer.

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Indigenous artist Megan Cope has created an oyster reef on Quandamooka Country

Celebrated Quandamooka artist Megan Cope is planting oyster poles on Country as part of an ongoing artwork that draws attention to colonisation, climate change and cultural practice.

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Tim Winton on Blueback, Ningaloo, and 40 years of writing

The Western Australian writer and environmental activist says the "clock is ticking" on human existence — but there's still an important place for art and writing.

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The best new books released in July as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics' picks include historical fiction and a dazzling collection of short stories that promise to provoke and delight.

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Jennifer Down wins Miles Franklin Literary Award for Bodies of Light, a novel about living with trauma

Melbourne author Jennifer Down has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in Australian literature, for her third book, Bodies of Light.

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The best books released in June - from historical fiction to memoir and poetry

Our critics' picks for June span historical fiction, graphic novels and poetry to bring you fascinating perspectives on identity, race and hidden lives.

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Sydney Theatre Company and Griffin Theatre Company reshape Australian theatre with works by Asian Australian women

Top Coat by Michelle Law and Golden Blood by Merlynn Tong are both part of a wave of exciting new plays written by Asian Australian women.

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Rising Festival review: New Melbourne festival had world-class arts, but it was the small moments that made the biggest impact

As the long-awaited replacement for White Night and the Melbourne Festival, Rising set out to deliver a monumental program of public and international arts, but the small moments are perhaps its best feature.

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Dark Mofo festival in Hobart committed to change after controversy in 2021. How has it followed through?

As Dark Mofo approaches its final weekend, a promised First Nations advisory group and seed funding are still works in progress, but the festival maintains it is committed to doing better.

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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.

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George Haddad and Omar Sakr centre bisexual Arab Australian protagonists in their debut novels

They grew up without queer role models but now these two debut novelists turn to fiction – and to bisexual protagonists – to address complex personal and political histories.

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Portrait of an artist: The making, unravelling and reinvention of Eryn Jean Norvill

The actor at the centre of the Geoffrey Rush vs The Daily Telegraph defamation trial is finally finding fame — and acclaim — for the ‘right’ reasons: her art.

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Arts organisations in the Northern Rivers are taking on a pivotal role in rebuilding a community devastated by floods

Artists and arts organisations like NORPA, Lismore Regional Gallery and Arts Northern Rivers are leading conversations about how to rebuild the arts – and Lismore – after the floods.

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Stella Prize won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen for her provocative debut collection Dropbear

For its 10th anniversary, the Stella Prize has been won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen — in the first year that poetry has been eligible.

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Art Gallery of South Australia’s Adelaide Biennial exhibition interrogates South Australia’s history of slavery, environmental degradation

The Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art invited 25 artists to reflect on ideas of freedom, the state, and states of being - and the resulting works sometimes hit close to home.

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The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.

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The best new books to read in April as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics’ top picks for the month include novels about a dystopian tech future, feuding visitors to a remote Irish island, and teenage boys falling in love in conflict-riven 90s Glasgow.

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Oscar winners 2022: How to watch winning films CODA, Dune, King Richard, The Power Of The Dog

The Academy Awards have been run and won, but which of the myriad streaming platforms are showing the winning films?

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Zindzi Okenyo on racism in Australian theatre and honouring Saartjie Baartman in Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner

Cultural appropriation and systemic racism has generations of young, black women doubting themselves – so did the performer and Play School host, until she decided to reclaim her power.

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Stella Prize 10 years on: Australian authors reflect on how the award changed their careers and the literary landscape

Since its inception in 2012, the $50,000 Stella Prize has changed the lives of Australian women and non-binary authors like Charlotte Wood and Jess Hill – placing their stories at the centre of national conversation.

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