35 h. ago Lego, glaciers and a room without colour: The show that’s all about seeing things differently

Through works that take you from dark to light, artist Olafur Eliasson underscores why sometimes it’s important to speak with people you might disagree with.

Politics

57 h. ago Police reveal why it took more than 20 minutes to help paramedics

Police have revealed why it took more than 20 minutes to respond to a call for help from paramedics under attack in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

Events

3 d. ago Eighty years ago, Albert Namatjira built a house in the desert. Now it has been recreated

A chance encounter with history became the catalyst for a new artistic installation in the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the legacy of the pioneering watercolourist.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘This will be my dream project.’ How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

The world-famous architect was hooked when we asked him to come on board. Within weeks he was in Sydney to check us out.

Politics

4 d. ago Carrier pigeons and a nod to Michelangelo: Inside the Metro Tunnel art

It’s a brave artist who takes on a public art commission, and I imagine a particularly daunting task making public art for a train station.

Politics

4 d. ago Was it wise to implement social media ban just before the holidays?

Age readers respond to the impending social media ban for teenagers.

Politics

5 d. ago This house was born from the foundations of a historic 1872 pub

This is a thriving, alive regional centre, brimful of art, culture, food and festivity - and this home represents the city in a nutshell.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Can we have more children, please?’ The $5.4 million school renovation sitting half

This “state of the art” government school in Melbourne’s east is desperate for more children to teach.

Economics

5 d. ago First look: Inside the NGV’s fashion blockbuster Westwood/Kawakubo

The unlikely summer fling between grand dame designers Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo is here.

Politics

6 d. ago Logs became floating battering rams for homes, as Indonesia reels from catastrophic floods

Authorities on the island of Sumatra say they are incapable of responding to the unfolding disaster there – killing at least 770 people – because the destruction is too vast.

Events

7 d. ago ‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Creative Australia approves 100 overseas trips in two years

The federal arts funding agency sent officials overseas “on average once every eight days”, at a time when arts organisations are struggling.

Politics

8 d. ago Could this be the blockbuster the Art Gallery of NSW has been waiting for?

Ron Mueck is known for creating massive scaled replicas  – and miniatures – of the human form. It’s Sydney’s turn to see these pieces up close.

Politics

9 d. ago Khawaja, Lyon and England’s top order: Who’s under the most pressure heading into Brisbane?

In the series’ lone pink-ball Test, England are out to respond to a humbling loss in Perth.

Politics

9 d. ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel as it happened: First weekday passengers travel on new services; Firefighters’ union responds to trespassing claims

All the news from the second day of train services running through the Metro Tunnel on a reduced summer timetable.

Events

1 week ago Sophie paints joyous scenes of her backyard. Then she saw her style for sale

The difference between inspiration and imitation is a legal grey area – and becoming increasingly hard to police.

Politics

1 week ago From Gangnam Style to 1300: Why Korean pop culture has taken over the world

Most of us have sung along to K-Pop Demon Hunters or sweat through a bowl of spicy Buldak ramen, but do we fully understand why we love all things Korean?

Politics

1 week ago Fifty Aussie women artists who conquered Europe (and art history)

The AGNSW exhibition, Dangerously Modern, explores how 50 Australian women artists found liberation – and created groundbreaking works – in Europe,

Culture

1 week ago These two women changed the world, one fashionable shockwave at a time

Life would have been so much duller without Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo. A new exhibition gives thanks.

Events

1 week ago "Art is not pretentious. Art is us responding to the world."

Richard Roxburgh's stage and screen life.

Politics

1 week ago Australia's TikTok stars all say the same thing about imminent social media ban

Australia's TikTok stars hit the red carpet for the annual TikTok Awards and responded to the teen social media ban.

Politics