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Rinehart asked National Gallery to ‘permanently dispose’ of portraits
Documents released under freedom-of-information laws reveal Australia’s richest person appealed directly to the National Gallery’s chair Ryan Stokes.
- by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw
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Book, a room: Why teens are flocking to public libraries
Libraries are adding extra seats, opening late and clearing space for an expected influx of year 12 students. But teens are embracing them after exam time.
- by Linda Morris
Culture’s ‘killing season’ continues in shock shake-up at the top
Head of Create NSW, Annette Pitman, has been named chief executive of the Museums of History, its fourth leader since the institution was formed two years ago.
- by Linda Morris
Stonehenge meets 2001: A Space Odyssey in monumental Sydney exhibition
There’s a crackling bonfire, a burning donkey effigy and popping fireworks.
- by Linda Morris
‘No internet, no intruders, no clothes’: Nude Baby Boomers lead Griffin Theatre’s new season
A play about naturism is the quirkiest of six plays on offer next year from Sydney’s theatre of first chances.
- by Linda Morris
The banned play making a rare return to the Australian stage
Bell Shakespeare will mark 35 years with a performance of a political epic that inspired The Hunger Games.
- by Linda Morris
Costly NSW festival laws to be revamped, all-age music events encouraged
The Minns government will introduce a bill this week axing controversial requirements blamed for driving up the costs of staging festivals.
- by Linda Morris
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Powerhouse Parramatta unlikely to open before mid-2026
Unseasonal rainfall has dampened hopes that the delayed western Sydney museum will open by the end of next year.
- by Linda Morris
‘Financially impossible’: White Bay Power Station falls foul of NSW law
A dance party collective has cancelled a headline show at the venue over a controversial law blamed for over the top policing and rising festival ticket prices.
- by Linda Morris
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The blockbuster exhibition that was on par with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
The Australian Museum’s ancient Egypt show injected more than $57 million into the NSW economy, but the state funding it benefited from has now lapsed, raising questions about what comes next.
- by Linda Morris
The Aussie screen legend making an ‘electrifying’ stage comeback
Belvoir Street Theatre’s 2025 season features Judy Davis in her first stage acting role since 2011, in Helen Garner’s The Spare Room.
- by Linda Morris
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