entertainment

Artist Abdul Abdullah says the Cronulla riots were a “moment of revelation” for many Australians as he unveils a new work for Sydney Biennale. Source link

Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika and Linda Bull were elevated six to top-tier status at a ceremony in Sydney as part of ARIA’s 40th anniversary celebrations.   Source link

After a music career that’s taken him around the world, Eddy Jay has turned to cutting-edge manufacturing to make his own instruments. Source link

Tasmania’s two-week Dark Mofo festival kicks off today in Hobart. Popular events such as Winter Feast, Night Mass, the Nude Solstice Swim and the Ogoh Ogoh procession return, while one of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will host a free art exhibition. Source link

Occupy yourself with some armchair travel courtesy of a selection of our nation’s most esteemed literary works. Source link

ET director Steven Spielberg dives back into the extra terrestrial with his latest film while asking ‘How do you astonish an audience when anything is possible, and nothing is real? Source link

Revered opera star José Carreras will lead a line-up featuring everyone from Robbie Williams to Sheppard at the Gabba’s first concert in eight years. Source link

Idris Elba has quashed rumours he was ever in the running to play James Bond, saying audiences are unlikely to come along for the ride if Bond is played by a black actor. Source link

Two years in the making, the Walkley Award-winning journalist is back with the third season of his globe-trotting historical mystery series. He’s treating it like it’s the last. Source link

Described as one of the books of the year, Fruit Fly asks who has the right to tell which stories in an age of cancellation for cultural appropriation. Source link