Tenor José Carreras, 79, to lead a “hits and duets” fomat concert with Robbie Williams, The Corrs and Natalie Imbruglia.

Our mid-winter edition celebrates orchestral milestones and boundary-breaking composers while pondering creativity in the algorithmic age.

A new chamber opera, a piece for voices and bass koto and a culturally-informed sound installation among the works supported.

The Australian rising star takes home a $40,000 NZD cash prize, a record deal and a New Zealand tour engagement.

With an Olympic Games on the horizon, Brisbane Festival seeks to position the city as a leading cultural destination in the Asia-Pacific.

ABC Classic’s 50th-anniversary countdown sees Beethoven dominate, with eight works in the Top 100.

ASO Tutti Trombone hailed as "a phenomenal trombonist" and "dedicated advocate for the Orchestra".

Broadcasters Fran Kelly and James Valentine, novelist Gerald Murnane and pianist Simon Tedeschi among those honoured for significant contributions to arts and culture in Australia.

Bass-baritone Freddy Shaw called an ambulance and administered CPR to a man who had collapsed on the street in the NSW suburb of Mona Vale.

South Australia's Finegan Kruckemeyer named winner of the 2026 BBC World Service International Audio Drama Competition.

"The AI industry has had every opportunity to treat Australian creators as partners rather than a cost to be avoided ... they have chosen not to," says Dean Ormston.

Student Sterling Nasa jumped up on stage for Sydney's La La Land in Concert after conductor Justin Hurwitz turned to the audience for help.