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Rising Indigenous Hip-hop Artist Tasman Keith and Father Wire MC Tell Three Generations of Stories,
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'Stories of struggle, the Stolen Generations, mission communities and the death of a traditional language: how would you vocalise three generations of Indigenous history?' (Article summary)
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Bald Archy Prize Founder Peter Batey Dies Aged 85,
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Peter Batey, the founder of one of Australia's most famous art prizes, has died aged 85.
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The Nightingale Star Aisling Franciosi Defends Film's Rape Scenes, Says Double Standards 'are Alive and Well',
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'Actor Aisling Franciosi says she is "fiercely proud" of The Nightingale and its Australian director, in the wake of the film's controversial Australian premiere in Sydney this week.'
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Big Little Lies Season Two Is Back. Here Are 13 Questions the Show Needs to Answer,
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'It was supposedly only meant to be one season.
'Big Little Lies season two begins today, but even with rave reviews, a star-studded cast who won a bunch of awards and an audience of eager fans, it took some convincing for everyone involved to commit to returning.'
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How Tapping into Bogan Pride with Fat Pizza and Housos Helped Paul Fenech Find His Place,
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'Paul 'Pauly' Fenech, the man famous for tapping into bogan culture with comedies like Fat Pizza and Housos, is an unlikely television legend.' (Introduction)
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Melbourne Theatre Company Tour Takes Mainstage Theatre to Young People in Regional Victoria and Tasmania,
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'As I sat patiently awaiting the start of Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Finegan Kruckemeyer's The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You, I surveyed my fellow audience members — teen girls chatting, teen boys trying to get their attention, and most of the 100 or so with phones in hands, ready to switch to silent.' (Introduction)
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Aboriginal Culture Meets Traditional Ballet and Opera on Darwin Stage,
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'Gary Lang is so nervous he could cry.
'The NT Dance Company artistic director was coordinating the last day of rehearsal before a collaboration six years in the making premiered in Darwin.' (Introduction)
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The Logies Are Mocked around the Clock, but It's Still Australian TV's Biggest Night,
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'Australia has long had a fraught, but affectionate, relationship with the Logie Awards — television's night of nights.'