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Seaweed abundance provides inspiration for Holdfast Art Project

Seaweed is used in a growing number of industries including agriculture, food and cosmetics. But in the state's south east... the science behind seaweed is also proving an inspiration for artists.
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

This busker knows the streets well, including where he can and can't go

Malcolm Walalgie, who lives with cerebral palsy, loves life in his WA town. But he says "people like me" can't enjoy every aspect of it — and that is something he wants changed.
Close up photo of Indigenous man smiling in front of microphone.

Meet the wool producer who takes fleece from paddock to product 'in the middle of nowhere'

Post lockdown, people are not quitting knitting and Meaghan Williams meets their demand by selling homegrown, hand-dyed yarn straight from her farm in north-east Victoria.
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A woman stands in a room with wool displayed on the walls

Logies red carpet: Gowns made out of garbage and glowing neon frocks

We've seen everything from plastic waste gowns to Renaissance-inspired suits — these are the breakout looks we saw on the 2023 Logies red carpet.
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A composite image of three people wearing different coloured dresses on a red carpet

'I cannot believe that, I have to compose myself': Sonia Kruger shocked to win 2023 Gold Logie

Sonia Kruger takes home the most prestigious award in Australian television, winning the 2023 Gold Logie in Sydney on Sunday.
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A woman wearing a long, purple gown on the red carpet

Joseph's ancestral language is no longer spoken but he's trying to change that

The Wakaman language has been dormant for generations. But thanks to archival material found in a SA museum, Joseph is hopeful this important part of his cultural identity will be revived.
An Aboriginal man with a grey beard, wearing a cap, smiling

Luxury handbag industry under scrutiny as review into crocodile farming announced

Australia's secretive crocodile farming industry is about to go under the microscope, with the federal government reviewing the rules on how the predators can be caught, farmed and killed.
A composite of two images: A man wears white gloves as he holds up a Hermes handbag, and a generic pen of crocodiles.

Shirley was in her 60s when she first picked up a paintbrush. Now — at 92 — she's holding her first solo exhibition

Shirley Newton captures the beauty of the Wimmera-Mallee region with her hundreds of landscapes and still-life paintings.
A woman with silver hair and glasses smiles at the camera

Artists impressions reveal what could be 'national Aboriginal art gallery'

Designs for a multimillion-dollar Aboriginal art gallery in Alice Springs have been released, revealing the size and scale of the project.
Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

160 years after Amazon's demise, she's giving up secrets from her beach grave

Beneath metres of sand at Inverloch the Amazon, one of Victoria's best-preserved shipwrecks, still has stories to tell but concerns are growing about the effect of erosion and the pounding sea.
A rusted piece of metal rigging protrudes from the beach sand.

Sonia Kruger wins the Gold Logie, Tony Armstrong and Amy Shark also win big

This year's Logies saw the biggest names in Australian television under one roof in Sydney. It also saw some unexpected wins. Here's the full list of winners. 
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A woman accepting an award on stage

Almost half a century after designer Florence Broadhurst's gruesome murder, her granddaughter breaks her silence

The murder of the influential wallpaper designer in her Sydney factory in 1977 remains unsolved. Now her granddaughter wants answers.
A woman with short red hair sits behind a desk, with books on it, in front of peacock-prinyed wallpaper.

'Vegas baby!' Kylie Minogue announces first residency

Australia's princess of pop will star in her first residency, following a run of successes with her recent hit Padam Padam. 
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Kylie Minogue, wearing a black strappy dress and chunky diamond necklace, smiles on the red carpet

Extended interview: Albanese on Maltidas, social housing, Olympics, the Voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese watched the Matildas lose last night, Today, he's hoping to win a housing fight.
Duration: 19 minutes 32 seconds

Brisbane's new theatre build on track for 2024 finish after delays caused by flooding, worker shortage

The state's arts minister says construction on a new theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre is now "powering along", after 30 million litres of sludgy floodwater wrecked the site in 2022.
A woman next to a mockup of a theatre

'Hey Dawn' is Fanny Lumsden’s new album

Fanny Lumsden talks about playing at this year's Glastonbury festival and the inspiration for her new album Hey Dawn.
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds

Mutawintji Cultural Festival to continue 'meeting place' tradition, attracting dancers from four states

More than 100 dancers from across the country will come together at Mutawintji National Park in August for what is only the second gathering of its kind since colonisation.
A group of 10 Indigenous men and boys pose painted up for a dance.

After Jay suffered a traumatic brain injury, she had to relearn everything including her beloved guitar

Margaret River musician Jay Wood woke from a coma after a car crash left her in a near-helpless state of  'being like a baby", but that hasn't stopped her kickstarting her life from scratch.

Zak Hepburn reviews Talk to Me and The Beanie Bubble

Zak Hepburn says Talk To Me is the best supernatural horror film made this decade.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds

Aussie paragliders achieve world first with 5,200m-high launch from Nepalese mountains

Two New South Wales men have become the first people to legally paraglide from a 5,200-metre peak in the Everest region of Nepal, capturing spectacular footage for a charity film. 
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The view over nepal from a paraglider.

Creepy, gruesome new Australian horror movie destined to become a slumber party classic

An addictive occult game with the embalmed hand of a psychic, what could go wrong? Many gruesome things.
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A close-up of woman of colour under red lighting, screaming and pressing her hands against glass.

After 23 years hosting Overnights, ABC stalwart Trevor Chappell has new gig — but he's not going far

Long-time ABC host Trevor Chappell is leaving the national graveyard shift to take on the role of Afternoons presenter for ABC Radio Melbourne until the end of the year. 
ABC radio host Trevor Chappell smiling at the camera while standing on a street

Shankari Chandran wins 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Set around a culture war in a nursing home, Shankari Chandran’s third novel has won Australia’s biggest literary prize. The author shares her journey of writing the book and what's next on the horizon after winning the Miles Franklin award.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

Brothers threaten court action over unauthorised use of photo on AFL trophy

The former AFL brothers at the centre of a potential legal fight with the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs over the use of a Showdown image say they never wanted to make the dispute public.
A football player in a red jersey

Aboriginal art collective breaks silence on allegations of interference

A leading member of an Aboriginal arts group at the centre of parallel investigations into allegations of interference with works says the controversy is proving "hard and difficult" for the artists and the broader local community.
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A woman smiling and sitting at a table with paint, brushes and painting on top.

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