A pilot program for aspiring conductors, a Burra-based orchestral project and a tour from The Bowerbird Collective among the funded.

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.

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.

"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.

Sydney-born, Berlin-based violinist Beatrice Colombis competes for a first prize that includes $40,000 NZ and a recording deal.

Rising costs have prohibited more than half of Australians from attending a live show, while classical music audiences grow, finds Creative Australia in its latest survey.

Brisbane-born soprano Xenia Puskarz Thomas receives $25,000 to support her rapidly-rising international career.

The Geelong-based theatre company will be the first Australians to hold the significant position of Portrait artist at the Festival d'Automne à Paris.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

Aspiring young orchestral musicians can apply to AYO for a range of programs to uplift both performance and professional skills.