This month – T.Rex and Marc Bolan, Dolly Parton, some Aussie music as always, and an interview about a local Youth Art Prize in Melbourne’s West.

A chat about a visual art exhibition of artists with lived experience of neurodivergence, and the music playlist for the August episode of Art to Art.

A retired canefarmer grows and delivers pumpkins for free, feeding his community one ute-load at a time.

This month on Art to Art we talk to Fiona Eagger, a local film and TV producer, about storytelling in film and TV, why we love stories, & why we need them.

The University of Bologna has opened a new public library housing the personal book collection of writer Umberto Eco, a decade after his death.

* Message comes ahead of politically-charged World Cup * ‘Socceroos are best representation right now of what Australia is’ The Socceroos have addressed growing anti-immigration sentiment in a powerful video message ahead of the World Cup, speaking of their pride in their heritage and playing for the national team. Compared to their equivalent release ahead of the Qatar World Cup, which directly addressed the hosts’ human rights record, the Socceroos’ statement on Friday was uncontroversial. Continue reading...

To argue the need for Aboriginal-specific testing of attachment theory as a foundation for culturally informed child protection practice.Narrative review of attachment theory, cross-cultural attach...

To argue the need for Aboriginal-specific testing of attachment theory as a foundation for culturally informed child protection practice.Narrative review of attachment theory, cross-cultural attach...

Victorian voters are being urged to look out for "misleading" party names, as right-wing activists seek to redirect progressive votes to conservative parties.

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Maybe the best companions are a bit annoying at times, because they’re being true to themselves, not modifying their behaviour to give a deceptive appearance of unquestioning & unending helpful…

At Forrest Place in Boorloo (Perth), on what this country officially calls Australia Day, around 2,500 people gathered to mark Invasion Day. They listened to speakers, held banners and, for a few…

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Today Adani formally dropped their five and a half year claims against Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Many of their allegations had already been struck out by the Court. Victory Stat...

It seems remiss that after 2 years of writing this blog, I’ve not yet written about one of my favourite Australian bands, Not Drowning Waving (NDW). Well, today I’m going to fix that.

Jarvis Cocker croons, coos and dances his way through this career-spanning Tiny Desk with Pulp.

How cannoli is made at this the Footscray favourite

His family announced his death on Thursday afternoon, saying he died peacefully in hospital near his home in the Blue Mountains.

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Current auto-industry wisdom holds that no car without cup holders will sell in America. Though this also seems to have become increasingly true across the rest of the world, I like to imagine there s...

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Stop the West Gate Tunnel vent stacks from poisoning us!

Jacinta Allan shares footage of curious young male feline strolling on to the 6.05 service from St Albans * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Just after 6am on Tuesday morning, a curious young ginger cat boarded a train at St Albans station in Melbourne’s western suburbs and journeyed to Flinders Street station in the city centre. In CCTV footage you can see the carriage doors open on platform one before the unexpected passenger casually tails morning commuters to catch the city loop service. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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