7 h. ago First look inside ‘tree’ sculptures to heal Barangaroo’s scar

Construction of the new $100 million fitout has hit the 85 per cent mark, with event such as concerts, art exhibitions, gala dinners and fashion shows to begin next year.

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25 h. ago Brisbane news live: New CCTV two weeks after man vanished west of Brisbane; Record

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28 h. ago Brisbane news live: Alleged thief coaxed out of tree following home invasion | Police lay murder charge over man’s disappearance

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28 h. ago Brisbane news live: Alleged thief coaxed out of tree following home invasion; Police lay murder charge over man’s disappearance; Does Brisbane need a rebrand?

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5 d. ago Fed up with arts ‘propaganda’, this Archibald winner is debuting at Sculpture by the Sea

Distinguished painter Tim Storrier has a few thoughts about contemporary art – so he’s bypassing the big galleries.

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1 week ago The cheaper, the better: the ‘game changer’ scar treatment study

A new Australian study reveals the best moisturisers for promoting scar healing – and the results are surprising, even to dermatologists.

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2 w. ago ‘The wounds will never heal’: Collingwood once had a soccer team. Yes, really

Heidelberg United are the fairytale team in this year’s Australia Cup final. The last time they made it this far on the national stage, they were in bed with Collingwood – and at war with the AFL.

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2 w. ago Instructor dead, teen student pilot critical after helicopter crashes into car

Footage shows the helicopter hurtling towards the street, just outside Bankstown Airport, and crashing into a tree before concerned locals rushed over to help.

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3 w. ago Is this the end for Sydney’s famous auto alley? The plan for 60,000 homes revealed

It’s tree-less and hot – and the gateway to our second CBD. So Church Street in Parramatta has been reimagined.

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3 w. ago Binnies, tinnies and Bunnings snags: Brisbane artist’s viral ibis art trail

The latest in a flock of ibis sculptures to have popped up across the south-east has landed at a Brisbane Bunnings – thanks in part to an online push.

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3 w. ago Sculpture by the Sea finds lifeline after flagging funding shortfall

A major corporate sponsor has stepped in after federal Arts Minister Tony Burke ruled out federal funding for the event.

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3 w. ago Row erupts over Sculpture by the Sea funding as summit seeks ways to support arts sector

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke has weighed into the issue of Sculpture by the Sea funding after its founder warned the event may not go ahead this year.

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3 w. ago Bondi’s Sculptures by the Sea at risk of cancellation due to lack of funding

Organisers of the event have warned that unless $200,000 can be raised within the next two weeks, one of Australia’s longest-running events may be cancelled.

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3 w. ago The heartbreaking question at the core of a queer Indigenous love story

Future Australian classic Whitefella Yella Tree follows two young men from different mobs as they fall for each other – but their world is about to change forever.

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4 w. ago ‘Headed for a financial cliff’: Sculpture by the Sea in doubt amid budget shortfall

The dire warning comes just days before a key arts tax summit at the Sydney Opera House to find ways to extend a lifeline to the bleeding arts sector.

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4 w. ago ‘Perplexing’: Little India’s vision for a grand gate replaced with floral sculptures

Parramatta’s federal MP has become involved in a fight over whether Harris Park should have a gate – or flowers.

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