National Gallery opens new Oculus Cafe amid $219m roof overhaul Step inside the NGA's new light-filled garden cafe. The Canberra Times · Sep 23
David Hockney: Portraits in Print reveals lesser-known aspects of the celebrated artist I first fell under the spell of David Hockney’s prints as a student of printmaking and life drawing. Australia had been my home for only a few years and I found a key to my experience of movement and growth in the series A Rake’s Progress (1961–63), completed after Hockney’s… The Conversation · Sep 15
Who will make the bigger splash? Two blockbuster David Hockney exhibitions opening in Australia A immersive show made with the British artist before he died is headed to Sydney, at the same time as a Hockney portraiture exhibition at Canberra’s National Gallery The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
This $14 million artwork captures Canberra's twin identities perfectly Lindy Lee's sculpture is now a beacon for the capital. The Canberra Times · Jul 26
Planet Labs Rallies on Renewed Optimism in Space Stocks Following the Rocket Lab-Iridium Partnership Investor interest in the broader space sector is reignited. Planet Labs PBC rallied over 15% after Rocket Lab announced its $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications. Barchart · Jul 1
Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens As the exhibition at the centre of "white hands on black art" allegations opens, the damage wrought on an Aboriginal-run art collective becomes clear. AAP · Apr 10
After three years, investigations and now a $4.4m lawsuit, Australia’s most controversial art exhibition finally opens Ngura Puḻka at the National Gallery of Australia is a landmark exhibition of 30 paintings by Indigenous artists in the APY Arts Centre Collective, which was investigated over claims white workers had interfered with First Nations art The Guardian - AU · Apr 10
Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference. AAP · Apr 9
'The navigation systems on board aircraft and drones will be off significantly': Why aging magnetic data poses a growing risk and how quantum sensors could help fix it Quantum diamond magnetometers could enable resilient navigation without GPS, while supporting defense, security, and future magnetic mapping systems. TechRadar · Apr 4
‘We want to use it for everything’: How Project Maven became central to America’s AI-powered warfare Project Maven, launched in 2017, is at the heart of US efforts to integrate AI more deeply into its military The Independent UK · Mar 10
“It’s Inappropriate”: Melania Trump’s Governors Dinner Outfit Sparks Fierce Backlash “That outfit is loud and tacky and definitely not black tie…” Bored Panda · Feb 24
Trump finally apologizes for something President Donald Trump sorry for endorsing the ‘very mediocre (at best!) RINO Governor of Oklahoma’ The Independent UK · Feb 12
Trump slams ‘mediocre’ Republican in spat over inviting Democratic governors to White House dinner Trump attacked Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt as part of the public back-and-forth around the upcoming events The Independent UK · Feb 12
US governors cancel White House meeting after Donald Trump didn’t invite Democrats: Report The National Governors Association canceled its meeting with President Trump after the White House excluded Democratic governors. This decision undermines federal-state collaboration, as the association emphasizes unity and constructive engagement. The White House's exclusion of key Democratic leaders goes against the NGA's tradition of bipartisan gatherings. The Times of India · Feb 10
We Got This Covered · Feb 10 Gov. Wes Moore says he was blocked from Trump’s governors dinner, and as the nation’s only Black governor that feels deliberate "I find that to be particularly painful."
The Independent UK · Feb 8 Nation’s only Black governor says race could have been the reason he was excluded from Trump event Moore and Trump have sparred in past over National Guard deployments and funding to repair the Francis Scott Key Bridge
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6 Eddy Shah obituary Newspaper owner who took on the print unions and in 1986 launched Today, Britain’s first full-colour daily
Salon · Jan 3 Grocery stores are about to get worse Supermarkets face new SNAP restrictions from Republicans — and everyone might pay the price at checkout
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2025 Hope, heart and home leads at the National Indigenous Art Triennial: ‘We are going through a stage of enlightenment’ Curated by Tony Albert, After the Rain at the National Gallery of Australia explores cultural and familial legacies two years on from the referendum
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 First Republican governor comes out against Trump’s deployment of National Guard ‘We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,’ Oklahoma’s Gov. Kevin Stitt told The New York Times
The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025 Repatriation or political theatre? How the return of stolen artefacts can distort history In late July, during a visit to the National Gallery of Australia, three Buddhist bodhisattva statues caught my attention.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Senator’s visit to spy agency canceled after MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer intervenes Senator Mark Warner described Laura Loomer as “a figure with a long history of extreme and outlandish fringe views, including 9/11 denialism, anti-Muslim harassment campaigns, and associations with white supremacists”
We Got This Covered · Sep 3, 2025 ‘LOOMERED’: Laura Loomer takes credit for canceling Trump intel meeting, says senator ‘f–ked around and found out’ She's now interfering with congressional oversight of spy agencies.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025 Bangarra: Illume review – exquisite dance show makes for an astonishing visual feast In the 1,500-seat Joan Sutherland theatre, Bangarra Dance Theatre finally has the space it deserves – and this ambitious production makes the most of it
The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2025 The Jewish dealer who bought art hated by the Nazis – and created one of the greatest collections ever seen A new National Gallery of Australia show draws on Heinz Berggruen’s collection to celebrate the spread of modernism around the world, despite the Nazis’ best efforts