She joins an all-star cast for Stateless, a drama about Australia's immigration system.

Samantha Clarke, a student of Yvonne Kenny's, has received the school's most esteemed award for soloists.

Labor and the Greens have announced their visions for arts and culture, while the Coalition is yet to release a formal policy.

Monash Art Ensemble, Aura Go, the Orava Quartet and Joseph Tawadros are among the successful recipients.

Each episode of Classics Unlocked, produced by Universal Music Australia, will explore a period of music or body of work.

The Coalition will retain its funding freeze of the ABC but renew the broadcaster’s enhanced new program funding. Labor will reverse the freeze, with a further $40m for Australian programs.

With ticket sales up 12 percent on last year, the Festival’s 25th anniversary year has been its most successful ever.

The 90-year-old composer used a megaphone to air his long-held grievances about Opera Australia as the houselights went down.

The Melbourne Composer has taken home the $7000 biennial prize for women composers.

The artist has taken out the $100,000 award for his portrait of contemporary Australian artist and Zen Buddhist Lindy Lee.

The scholarship provides the Opera Australia Principal Artist the invaluable opportunity to travel overseas and further develop her international profile.

The $100,000 Art Music Fund for 2019 has been awarded to nine recipients for the creation of new works.