Nicole Kidman ‘refreshed’ with divorce behind her
Nicole Kidman is looking ahead to upcoming projects after enjoying Christmas in Australia and finalising her divorce from Keith Urban.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
Well-known specialist music photographer Peter Hislop, who gives his time to documenting the musical life of Canberra, will present what he calls an “illustrated lecture”
The side of a historic building in Yass has become the canvas for a large mural dedicated to the memory of local region artist Kim Nelson, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's new production of Puccini’s Turandot.
Arts & Entertainment
When Rory runs away with her father’s ashes
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Books
War of words overshadows dumped author’s apology
While an apology from Adelaide Festival is welcome, a dumped Palestinian-Australian author says her words continue to be "twisted" by an unapologetic premier.
Books
Festival reinstates author for 2027, sorry for fiasco
A leading writers' festival has offered an invitation and issued an unreserved apology to Randa Abdel-Fattah over her ditching that triggered its 2026 collapse.
One of Canberra’s most colourful and individualistic arts personalities, Kate McNamara, has died after a long period of illness. She was 73.
Artist Michael Winters, a kind of “wandering Greek” who surfaces in various parts of the globe with his exhibitions, has written about his latest Greek adventure on Leros.
A writer dumped from a major literary festival is threatening defamation action against a premier over what she alleges is a "vicious personal assault".
The National Library's refreshed Treasures Gallery now feels different yet familiar, with fresh carpets, paintwork, and new digital screens designed to answer the questions visitors always ask, reports HELEN MUSA.
In a recent show-and-tell, National Gallery of Australia director Nick Mitzevich took a select group of journalists on a preview tour of the gallery’s plans for 2026. Arts editor HELEN MUSA was there.
The axing of a Palestinian-Australian author has led to the cancellation of one of Australia's premier writers' festivals as its embattled board stepped down.
It may be four months until Easter, but the National Folk Festival team is already in full swing preparing for its 60th celebration of culture at EPIC, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A musical, written from scratch and inspired by child-led ideas, awaits participants in a week of sessions Mr Tim and Ms Nat, reports HELEN MUSA in her latest Arts in the City column.
Swiss author Erich von Däniken, whose books offered up extraterrestrial explanations for humanity's mysteries, has died.
A copy of Action Comics No. 1, which first introduced the world to Superman and was once sold for 10 cents, has been auctioned off for $A22 million.
Dozens of authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival over a decision to remove its only Palestinian writer because of "cultural sensitivities".
The board of a major festival has cancelled the appearance of a prominent Palestinian author citing 'cultural sensitivity' following the Bondi terror attack.
