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Portrait of domestic life wins $40,000 photography prize
New South Wales artist Paul Knight has won $40,000 as part of the 2026 National Photography Prize, for his work exploring his relationship with his partner. Source link
'If we don't tour, we don't eat': The Drones return after 10 years
It’s been a decade between The Drones’s shows and albums, but demand for their reunion proves this “feral little band” still matters deeply. Source link
Tokyo had 13,000 geisha in 1940. That number has plummeted
Foreign Correspondent secures rare access to the closed world of geisha, Japan’s iconic art form struggling to survive. Source link
Retro game pinging, popping and buzzing as new generation has a ball
Tash Anderson has become Australia’s top female pinball competitor since being roped into attending a social event three years ago. Source link
The places where Cory Doctorow still finds joy on the internet
Cory Doctorow says the AI revolution promised by tech bros isn’t inevitable but the bursting of an AI bubble is. He wants to remind us another future is possible. Source link
Albanese returns to a gambling debate ready to catch fire
The explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor’s proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill. Source link
Tragic figure or traitor? New show looks at life of Bennelong
Bennelong sang the first Aboriginal song on English soil in 1793. His life and legacy is under the microscope in Jane Harrison’s play Bennelong in London. Source link
Artwork riffing on Renaissance painting and George Orwell wins $100k
Ryan Presley has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards for an oil painting riffing on Renaissance art. Source link
Regional Tech Hub confirms it is winding up
No new source of funding found. Source link
Visa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected
The federal government is expected to take a hard line on temporary visas as it continues to consider ways to reduce Australia’s migration figures. Source link