If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe Pardon me that this is a little personal. I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from its mountainous stacks with trembling hands. Its stupendous card catalogue blew my schoolboy mind. Search my name in the modern electronic counterpart today and it appears 125 times, mostly for works I researched there. My 84-year-old mother has been a volunteer library tour guide for more than a decade. Continue reading...

Parkway Drive have announced they're bringing their Park Waves Festival to Australia for the very first time and we've gathered all you need to know with our extensive Rolling Coverage!

Pretty soon after I received my first drone I spent considerable time thinking about how I could use it to provide evidence of the curvature of the earth. Photograph tall towers near and far maybe? Go...

The rock band took home album of the year while electronic breakthrough Ninajirachi won best solo artist from a leading eight nominations * Aria awards in pictures: from red carpet to winners * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Amyl and the Sniffers have dominated the 2025 Arias, winning four awards including best group as well as album of the year, best rock album and best cover art for their album Cartoon Darkness. “As the new prime minister of Australia, I’d like to say: all immigrants welcome,” quipped frontwoman Amy Taylor, accepting album of the year. “I’d like to say: land back, the dole’s going up, and every pub gets a million dollars.” Continue reading...