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Artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator reinstated to represent Australia at Venice Biennale

World Socialist Web Site · July 5, 2025

In an extraordinary backflip, Creative Australia, the country’s principal arts funding body suddenly announced on Wednesday that it was reinstating artist Khaled Sabsabi and his curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s representatives at the 2026...

Vale Julian McMahon, renowned Australian actor

Inside Film Magazine · July 5, 2025

Australian actor Julian McMahon has died following a private battle with cancer. He was 56. In a statement to Deadline, McMahon’s wife, Kelly McMahon, said her husband “died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer”. “Julian...

Australia’s original luxury island resort celebrates 75 years of sunshine

Gourmet Traveller · July 4, 2025

Seventy-five years after welcoming its first guests, Hayman Island on the Great Barrier Reef remains a byword for barefoot luxury. The glamorous Hayman Pool, which lays claim as the largest in Australia, has been a central feature of the property...

Concert review: Amyl & the Sniffers shout back at Glastonbury censorship with heavy dose of Aussie punk

RTL Today · July 3, 2025

A heavy dose of energy, rage, politics, and unapologetically Aussie punk? Fans have come to expect no less from Amyl & the Sniffers. Just a day after Green Day set Lux Expo ablaze, the raucous, ragey tunes of Amyl & the Sniffers, led by vocalist...

Britpop rockers Oasis reunite for first concert in 16 years

CBS News ·

Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop's greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band's 1990s hits. And was there brotherly love between the...

NSW Government Launches The First-Ever NSW Music Prize

The Music.com.au · July 4, 2025

Huge news out of New South Wales today, as the NSW Government has officially launched the inaugural NSW Music Prize. The first-ever NSW Music Prize will be presented during an award ceremony in Ausmusic Month this November and feature three...

Votes Are Brutally Close On Triple J's Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs

The Music.com.au · July 5, 2025

Ahead of triple j’s highly anticipated Hottest 100 of Australian Songs later this month, the national broadcaster has shared a couple of teasers to ramp up the hype. In a post shared on Instagram on Friday (4 July), triple j revealed that things...

NSW Government Launches Music Competition With $80,000 First Prize

The Music Network · July 5, 2025

The New South Wales government is breaking the piggie bank for a new music prize which awards $160,000 across three categories, including $80,000 to the top place getter. Announced Saturday, July 5th, the NSW Music Prize is an annual contest...

10 New Albums to Bring Sanity to a Mad World

The Good Men Project - California · July 5, 2025

By Mat Ward Do you think there’s no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. Every month, I listen to it all, then select the best that relates to that month’s political news. Here’s the round-up for May 2025. 1....

Why These Six Game-Changing Albums Refuse To Leave The Charts

The Music.com.au · July 5, 2025

More Fleetwood Mac They have universality and timelessness that have original fans going back to buy them in new formats, and new generations embracing them for the same reasons. As a result, they bob back in and out of worldwide charts. Most of...

Oasis play first concert in 16 years

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) · July 5, 2025

Oasis have ended a 16-year hiatus with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop's greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales. And was there brotherly love between the famously feuding Gallagher siblings? Definitely...

Australian Hi-Fi Show Sydney 2026 announced... new attractions

What Hi-Fi? · July 4, 2025

Following this year's successful show, the dates for the Australian Hi-Fi Show Sydney 2026 have been announced, bringing four floors of audio and AV entertainment back to the Sydney Central Hotel in Thomas St, Haymarket. The Australian Hi-Fi Show...

'Mad for it': Gallagher brothers hand-in-hand as Oasis back together at triumphant reunion concert

Radio X ·

4 July 2025, 20:40 | Updated: 4 July 2025, 23:36 Picture: Getty Oasis have reunited for the first time in 16 years as the Gallagher brothers take to the stage. Listen to this article Noel and Liam Gallagher swaggered onto stage before waving at...

The Listening: New Music From J.I.D & Eminem, Chance The Rapper, Lil Wayne, Smino and More

Okayplayer · July 4, 2025

It's the Fourth of July weekend and that means a lot of things for a lot of people. So—whether you’re a flag-waving super patriot, a BBQ enthusiast or just somebody who digs fireworks, there’s new music to add to your Independence Day soundtrack....

Noel and Liam Gallagher finally put feud behind them at historic Oasis concert

The Mirror · July 4, 2025

Noel and Liam Gallagher have been seen holding hands in a historic snap during their Oasis come-back tour. The brothers took to the stage in Cardiff for the first show of their reunion tour. The pair have clearly put their differences aside after...

Noel Gallagher overcome with emotion as Oasis perform first concert in 16 years

Wales Online · July 4, 2025

Zara Woodcock Showbiz Reporter and Michael D. Carroll 00:23, 05 Jul 2025 Noel Gallagher took a moment to compose himself as he and his brother Liam made their long-awaited return to the stage for Oasis' first gig in 16 years. The legendary band...

Usher Cancels His Australian Arena Tour Dates That Were Set for November and December

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Usher has canceled the Australian leg of his Past Present Future global tour, shows that were scheduled for November and December Ticket holders will get a full refund The singer, 46, has not publicly addressed the cancelations yet...

Australian holidayers set to hit the slopes

Otago Daily Times · July 3, 2025

Australian holidaymakers are about to swell numbers on the slopes to about 10,000 visitors daily across NZSki’s alpine trio of southern ski areas next week. The Australian influx combined with the school holidays and plentiful snow is set to lift...

Australia revokes Ye's visa over 'Heil Hitler' song

MSNBC · July 3, 2025

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been barred from entering Australia, after its home affairs minister said letting the controversial musician into the country was akin to “deliberately importing bigotry.” On Tuesday, Tony Burke,...

Karen Knowles in concert

Noosa Today · July 4, 2025

The Majestic theatre in Pomona, is showcasing an amazing array of talent this year, including singer and successful recording artist Karen Knowles. Karen started her musical career as a singer, performing for five years on Young Talent Time. After...