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World Masters Games 2017 supports UN sports initiative
World Masters Games 2017 is joining organisations around the world to support the second annual United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Monday 6th...
Apr 1, 2015
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Museum gives voice to diversity
The Immigration Museum has launched its Multilingual Museum Tour app made in partnership with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). The free downloadable app provides a...
Apr 1, 2015
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Art world remembers former National Gallery Director Betty Churcher
The art world is mourning the death of former National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Director Betty Churcher, remembering her as a passionate and formidable figure in the...
Mar 31, 2015
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Women behind the delivery of PNG’s Pacific Games
A testament of the 2015 Pacific Games Games Organising Committee’s commitment to Papua New Guinean women and its recognition of equal participation in the workforce can be...
Mar 29, 2015
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Abu Dhabi advances concept of halal tourism
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is promoting the Emirate’s extensive credentials and opportunities for halal tourism - a fast emerging concept in the...
Mar 26, 2015
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Western Australian councils fund the arts, but without strategy
Western Australian local governments are making a big investment in arts and cultural activities but new research shows many lack a clear strategy to support such significant...
Mar 26, 2015
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2015 Helpmann Awards ceremony details revealed
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced that the 15th Annual Helpmann Awards will be held on Monday 27th July at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. This means the Helpmanns...
Mar 24, 2015
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City of Hobart’s new public art project presents wildflowers, wildlife and waymarkers
Combining steel and ceramics to tell the stories of a particular Tasmanian place – and a place with an unusually rich suite of stories – was the challenge set by the City of...
Mar 23, 2015
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Tantrum Theatre gets funding boost
Newcastle's Tantrum Youth Arts theatre, has received a much needed funding boost from the NSW Government. A grant of nearly $23,000 will be put towards the development and...
Mar 23, 2015
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Western Australian Government questions Healthway sponsorships
Organisations reliant on Western Australia's Healthway for sponsorship have been given no guarantee those deals will be renewed when they expire. Healthway currently provides...
Mar 21, 2015
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Champions of the past, present and future celebrate 100 years of The Aussies
Past, present and future champions have launched the Centenary celebrations of the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships on the Gold Coast. Symbolically, The Aussies 2015...
Mar 20, 2015
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Netball celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity
This weekend Netball Australia and the ANZ Championship will support Harmony Day with matches in Adelaide (Sunday 22nd March) and Sydney (Monday 23rd March) awash with orange...
Mar 20, 2015
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Crowds stay away from Sydney's Spectrum Now Festival
The first weekend of the Spectrum Now festival in Sydney’s Domain, the first major project run by Fairfax Media’s new events division, has seen a disastrously low public...
Mar 16, 2015
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Tourism Australia partners with Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
Tourism Australia has partnered with the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) educational mentoring program which provides support to Indigenous students by...
Mar 15, 2015
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Creating winning alliances in Indigenous tourism
With the theme ‘Creating Winning Alliances in Indigenous Tourism’, the Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and Trade Event will be held from from 12th to 14th...
Mar 14, 2015
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Museums Australia welcomes new National Director
The National Council of Museums Australia has welcomed Alexandra Marsden as its new National Director. Following Bernice Murphy’s nine years leadership of Museums Australia, the...
Mar 13, 2015
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New tourism plan to open up remote indigenous areas in the Northern Territory
A new tourism plan in Australia's Northern Territory is looking to not only open up remote indigenous areas to tourists, but also aims to encourage economic independence. Arnhem...
Mar 13, 2015
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Sports Without Borders 2015 Conference looks to combat discrimination in sport
Following the success of its four previous editions, the Sports Without Borders conference is returning in 2015 - this year looking to combat the issue of discrimination in...
Mar 13, 2015
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1.65 million enjoy 2015 Perth Festival events
Having promised an exploration of the epic and the intimate, the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival engaged an audience of 1.65 million through its 23 days. From major...
Mar 12, 2015
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Independent Theatre Festival returns to Subiaco
After a successful 2014 debut season, the Perth Theatre Trust’s Independent Theatre Festival returns to the Subiaco Arts Centre in June 2015. The month-long festival features...
Mar 10, 2015
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$7 million facelift for Sydney’s Hyde Park
The City of Sydney will upgrade Australia’s oldest and most culturally significant park to ensure it continues to delight more than three million residents workers and visitors...
Mar 9, 2015
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Australia Council announces 2015 award recipients
Artistic excellence, diversity and exceptional leadership are the consistent themes across the distinguished recipients of the 2015 Australia Council Awards being presented at...
Mar 9, 2015
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Homophobia in sport a focus of Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade
Held on Saturday night (7th March), Sydney's 37th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade has focused on homophobia in sport as one of its major themes for 2015. With thousands...
Mar 9, 2015
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Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Assyrian city Nimrud
Islamic State militants have intensified their efforts to destroy invaluable historical landmarks in Iraq having released video of the “bulldozing" of the ancient Assyrian...
Mar 8, 2015
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