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Our favourite podcasts of the year include tales of art forgery, a documentary about the life of Fela Kútì and a true-crime thriller about a dead body in the ocean.

A new exhibition highlights the women behind acclaimed Australian mid-century artist Arthur Boyd, bringing their overlooked stories and art practices to the fore.

An exciting Australian debut, a bevvy of award-winning literary fiction and more than one heart-wrenching memoir are among our critics' favourite reads of the year. 

Every year, the Scottish town of Carrbridge hosts a porridge competition. Its contestants and chieftain are larger than life and celebrated in the new Aussie documentary The Golden Spurtle.

From a send-up of Hollywood studios to a chilling depiction of violence and masculinity to an age-appropriate reality TV romance, these are our favourite TV shows of 2025.

Colin Friels, the award-winning actor known for Malcolm and Water Rats, reflects on his 50-year career on stage and screen as he approaches what might be his final role.

Amyl and the Sniffers took home four awards, including Album of the Year, while  Missy Higgins and Ninajirachi also claimed gongs at this year's ARIAs. 

Growing up, Aussie Marg Horwell wanted to be an actor, but soon found she had an affinity for set and costume design that has taken her to Broadway.

The prestigious Booker Prize, worth $100,000, announced its 2025 winner last week. Do you remember who won? Test your knowledge of the world's favourite book awards with our quiz.

This year, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa earned an Order of Australia medal and published her first book, Fully Sikh, all while running an indie theatre in Perth.

Hungarian British author David Szalay bests past winner Kiran Desai and former shortlistee Andrew Miller to win the prestigious Booker Prize for his sixth book, the "extraordinary, singular" Flesh.

The 50th anniversary of Sydney Festival — and the first from new artistic director Kris Nelson — features a mix of Australian and international artists taking over spaces across the city.

On Tuesday, Arts Minister Tony Burke proposed a requirement for 10 per cent of streaming services' local expenditure to be spent on Australian film and TV. Here's what the industry thinks.

On the eve of his 100th birthday, Phar Lap is now getting not one, but two musicals in his honour.

As the 2025 Melbourne Cup approaches, two musicals celebrating — and satirising — the life of Phar Lap premiere, with "Australia's greatest racehorse" brought to life with an actor and a puppeteer.

At the turn of the century, Australian women artists travelled to Europe and returned with new styles and techniques. Their long-overlooked contribution to Australian art is celebrated in Dangerously Modern.

The people impacted by Australia's worst industrial disaster are at the centre of West Gate by Dennis McIntosh, one of seven new Australian plays coming to Melbourne Theatre Company in 2026.

Robbie Arnott's Dusk about twins hunting a puma in Tasmania, and Tasma Walton's I Am Nannertgarrook about an Aboriginal woman kidnapped and sold into slavery, have tied to win the ARA Historical Novel Prize.

In Sovereign, Nick Offerman stars as real-life radical-right sovereign citizen Jerry Kane, who, with his son, killed two cops in Arkansas in 2010, drawing parallels to Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman. 

In Gravity Let Me Go, a struggling crime journalist lands the scoop of a lifetime, to the detriment of his loved ones. That's something Trent Dalton understands intimately.

This year, Helen Garner has been in Dua Lipa's book club and the SATC spin-off. Now she's in the running for the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction.

Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

Andrea James will take the helm of Australia's oldest Indigenous theatre company Ilbijerri, as outgoing artistic director Rachael Maza steps back after almost 18 years.

Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee return to their characters from the hit movie, Top End Wedding, to take on parenthood in the TV series, Top End Bub. 

Less than a week ago, Craig McLachlan was announced to play Colonel Mustard in the forthcoming national tour, making his return to the theatre after The Rocky Horror Show.