Daniel Barenboim, when I spoke to him before his Sydney tour last year, gave a very good definition of compassion as a “moral attitude” when he was discussing the seemingly intractable conflict ...

“You could see it as an ode to the ‘black swan’ — those un­predictable events that really pull the rug out from everybody, and darned if we aren’t all getting a taste of that right now,” he says. “I ...

Beethoven's famous Symphony No.9, Ode to Joy, requires the biggest orchestra the ACO has ever assembled, plus one of the best British choirs and a fabulous line-up of soloists. A massive performance ...

The first of two Melbourne Symphony Orchestra tribute programs began with the induction of John and Pauline Gandel as MSO life members. John Gandel noted music’s capacity to convey beauty, inspire the ...

Elliot tracks some of the most important stories of modern Australia while maintaining a sense of the ridiculous. He tells readers how news was gathered before the internet and describes lovingly a ...

Arantza Garcia from Norwood, SA has been crowned the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam Champion, following a sold-out National Final at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday 26 October.

You live near Sydney’s Maroubra Beach, but you’ve spent many years living in Paris, and now divide your time between performing in France and Australia. Are you a Francophile? Absolument! I read Camus ...

You could be forgiven for thinking it is impossib­le to find sophisticated jokes in this ‘‘post-truth’’ era, but Sydney-based Saunders proves it is still achievable. In his irrepressible debutnovel, ...

In 2026, Australia will open the doors to a newly built international airport for the first time in over 50 years—and it's so stunning you might actually want to spend hours in the terminal. Western ...

The Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on ...