Bumper festival crowds prompt tourism rethink

Bumper festival crowds prompt tourism rethink

Sydney’s winter festivals could be front and centre of a new tourism push after Vivid drew a near record crowd this year.

  • byLinda Morris andHelen Pitt

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A ‘love letter’ to the man who helped save Sydney Harbour

A ‘love letter’ to the man who helped save Sydney Harbour

A new exhibition of the works of Peter Kingston – showing his beloved Sydney Harbour and home – has opened at the State Library.

  • byHelen Pitt
John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

Farnham appeared at his son’s wedding celebrations and is pictured in family photos posted to social media.

  • byHelen Pitt
Australia’s oldest working artist Guy Warren dies,aged 103

Australia’s oldest working artist Guy Warren dies,aged 103

Born in 1921,the same year the Archibald Prize began,Warren went on to win it,both as painter and later subject.

  • byHelen Pitt
‘I was bored - it was tedious’:How Deborah became a dealmaker for the stars

‘I was bored - it was tedious’:How Deborah became a dealmaker for the stars

She’s been literary agent to a host of household names,but she started out in a less glamorous job.

  • byHelen Pitt
This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang

This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang

The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins,the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.

  • byHelen Pitt
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As it happened:Laura Jones wins Archibald Prize with portrait of author Tim Winton

As it happened:Laura Jones wins Archibald Prize with portrait of author Tim Winton

It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists is suitably impressive.

  • byHelen Pitt andNick Galvin
Laura Jones wins 2024 Archibald Prize with portrait of Tim Winton

Laura Jones wins 2024 Archibald Prize with portrait of Tim Winton

The winners of the prestigious Archibald,Wynne and Sulman prizes were announced on Friday.

  • byHelen Pitt
Street artist wins Archibald Packing Room Prize for Baker Boy portrait

Street artist wins Archibald Packing Room Prize for Baker Boy portrait

Matt Adnate painted the ARIA winner using 90 per cent spray paint. Also,the 57 finalists competing for the main Archibald Prize have been announced.

  • byHelen Pitt
Why being an Archibald finalist can mean a lot more than fame

Why being an Archibald finalist can mean a lot more than fame

On Thursday,57 artists will be announced as Archibald finalists,and the winner of the Packing Room prize will be revealed.

  • byHelen Pitt
ABC management rebukes Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments

ABC management rebukes Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments

The journalist was told her comments about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would not have met ABC’s impartiality standards.

  • byHelen Pitt