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Major wing of New York’s famed Met reopens with work by First Nations artists

In a time of swings and roundabouts for Aboriginal Australian art in New York, two new works take a prominent position in the reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller wing.

  • Michael Koziol

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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, embodies the spirit of old New York.

The best places to stay in New York

Location matters more than thread count, so make time to research the neighbourhood that best suits your NYC vibe.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Familiar? The Hell Gate Bridge.

New York’s most fascinating neighbourhood is across a familiar bridge

It’s only 20 minutes from Manhattan but feels like a different city. And it’s home to the inspiration for Sydney Harbour Bridge.

  • Barry Divola
Rapper Kid Cudi leaves court after testifying at the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York on Thursday.

‘You in my house?’ Rapper Kid Cudi says ‘Diddy’ broke into his home

The rapper – real name Scott Mescudi – testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial that the hip-hop mogul broke into his home after discovering Mescudi was dating his on-and-off girlfriend Casandra Ventura.

  • Luc Cohen
A ship hits the Brooklyn Bridge.

‘You could hear it snap’: Two crew killed when Mexican navy training vessel crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

Eyewitness video showed the masts of the ship snapping as they hit the underside of the bridge, injuring 19 people on board.

An Earlybirds event in full swing in Providence, Rhode Island.

Party ’til the break of 10pm: Inside the club ‘for women who have things to do next morning’

A new “safe, judgment free” club is giving Gen X women the chance to recapture lost youth and tear it up on the dance floor.

  • Maggie Bullock
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A group of 20 students from Melbourne's east have been selected to be part of an elite jazz program in New York.
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Blackburn High School jazz band performs in New York

A group of 20 students from Melbourne's east have been selected to be part of an elite jazz program in New York.

Blackburn HS Jazz Band during their performance at the LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College in NYC. May 6 2025. Photo by Alex Towle / SMH (assignment via Michael Koziol).

Melbourne students make history at top New York jazz event

For budding jazz musicians around the world, this program is the north star. Now a group of Australian classmates are joining in, showing the world what their school band can do.

  • Michael Koziol
Students from St Andrews University take part in the traditional May Day dip into the North Sea at East Sands beach in St Andrews, Scotland. The May Day Dip is traditionally held to bring students good luck during exams.
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World in pictures this week, May 8, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

“You guys are so upfront and brash and honest”: Sophia Siegel and her friend Amelia O’Keefe said they loved hanging out with Australians.

‘They didn’t know what a schooner was. We had to explain a meat raffle’

Famously fickle New Yorkers have embraced a new Australian-themed pub backed by comedians Andy Lee and Hamish Blake. But the venue’s popularity has created problems.

  • Michael Koziol

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