In July 2017, Museums Victoria repatriated 26 sacred objects to Arrernte elders in Alice Springs, under the Indigenous Repatriation Program. Arrernte elders identified the objects from the Museums Victoria collection to be returned and stored at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s (MAGNT) Strehlow Research Centre. The Centre
Read MoreTo celebrate 10 years of Sounds of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is calling upon music lovers and history buffs to suggest this year’s additions for the prestigious honour list. Since launching in 2007, more than 100 sounds have been added to the Sounds of Australiaregistry. Each recording has been
Read MoreThe Australia Council for the Arts has today announced the opening of nominations for its two high profile national arts awards programs. The prestigious Australia Council Awards recognise artists across a range of practice areas, including music, literature, emerging and experimental arts, visual arts, theatre, dance, and community arts and cultural
Read MoreCultural activities are popular among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to mark National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day. In 2014-15, 70 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 3-14 years participated in selected cultural
Read MoreABC Indigenous Affairs editor Stan Grant will host a special Q&A broadcast from the Garma festival in remote Arnhemland on Saturday 5 August. The broadcast will be streamed to Facebook, Youtube and Periscope and rebroadcast on Monday 7 August on ABC. Joining the panel will be: Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion; Cape
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The Australian Government has released its report on cultural funding. The estimated total expenditure by the three tiers of government during this period was $5,841.2 million for cultural activities: $2,289.8 million (39.2%) from the Australian Government $1,973.1 million (33.8%) from state and territory governments $1,578.3 million (27.0%) from local government. The amount spent
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A comprehensive program of free activities and speakers will feature at the State Library of Western Australia this weekend, including Tara Moss, Tiernan Brady and Kon Karapanagiotidis. Disrupted - Festival of Ideas, which is in its fourth year, aims to inspire conversation, provoke ideas and encourage change. This year, the program will
Read MoreThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) and its National Missing Persons Coordination Centre are joining international best-selling crime writer Melissa Pouliot this evening to launch her latest fiction novel, Found. Ms Pouliot is the only Australian family member of a missing person to cope with the complexities of not knowing the whereabouts
Read MoreTowers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks features 20 of the world’s most astonishing skyscrapers from Australia, Asia, Canada, USA and United Arab Emirates, constructed with breathtaking architectural detail and accuracy by Australia’s Ryan McNaught, the only certified LEGO professional in the Southern Hemisphere. The exhibition, opening at the National Museum of Australia on
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A book about Nelson Mandela's final days was withdrawn on Monday by publisher Penguin Random House South Africa after a complaint by Mandela's family. Mandela's Last Years was released on July 18, which is Nelson Mandela Day, and was written by the former South African President's physician, Dr. Vejay Ramlakan. Penguin
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