Can you guess Hugo Weaving's favourite film?
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli — Stream now on ABC iview or watch Thursdays at 8.30pm on ABC TV.
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You’ve probably seen batik on your travels to Indonesia, but behind it is a detailed, hands-on process rooted in Indonesian culture.
ABC reporters Erwin Renaldi and Raffa Athallah join students at the Australian National University as they try making batik themselves, guided by Elly Kent, who breaks down what goes into creating the iconic textile.
Watch ‘Indonesia Down Under’ now on ABC iview and YouTube.
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What's your typography?
Posted Up, curated by N0 R3PLY (@noreply_collective ), is a pop-up exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria showcasing work from the archives of the International Poster Biennial in Mexico (@bienalcartel ).
Still images courtesy of the International Poster Biennial in Mexico.
#MelbourneDesignWeek
A new mural has been unveiled at Darwin's Airport Resort precinct, ahead of the Darwin Street Art Festival later this month 🎨
The mural forms part of a new Indigenous art trail, featuring five pieces of street art in the airport resort.
🎤George Nicoll
#Art #DarwinArtFestival #ABCNewsNT #LarrakiaArtist #NT
Cannon by Australian cartoonist Lee Lai (@_leelai ) has won the 2026 Stella Prize, a literary award for women and nonbinary authors worth $60,000.
It’s the first time a graphic novel has won the prize in its 14-year history.
Lai says she’s “shocked” that a major literary prize has gone to a graphic novel, a relatively under-recognised form in Australia, and hopes the prize is viewed as “a win for the Australian comics community”, which has supported her throughout her career.
Read more on ABC News.
Photos: Luke Bowden for ABC News.
A dance that tells the story of a displaced Aboriginal man's struggle with identity has travelled the country, including a season at the Sydney Opera House.
✍️ Dianne King
#TheOtherSideOfMe #Dance #Art #SydneyOperaHouse #ABCNewsNT #NT
Following a dark night of the soul, her art is still on the walls of this historic Melbourne mansion.
Compass, Labassa: If These Walls Could Talk — Stream now on ABC iview.
Confined 17 is the 17th annual exhibition showcasing the work of First Nations artists with lived experience of incarceration in Victoria.
The 500 or so artworks, which include paintings, weaving, ceramics and carved emu eggs, address themes of kinship, healing, ancestral stories and life journeys.
Organised by The Torch, which supports First Nations people in jail through art, culture and income from art sales, all exhibition proceeds go directly to artists who have been released.
For those still incarcerated, 70 per cent is withheld to help them integrate back into the community after they complete their jail terms.
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From a feminist horror retelling to a historical drama on the 2002 Bali bombings, Katrina Graham is helping carve out space for Indonesian stories in Australia’s entertainment industry, where representation remains limited.
Speaking to ABC reporter Raffa Athallah, she reflects on her past work and how she continues to weave her Indonesian identity into every project.
Watch ‘Indonesia Down Under’ now on ABC iview and YouTube.
#Indonesia #Theatre #Bali2002
Richard Lewer has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize for his portrait of fellow artist and Pitjantjatjara Elder Iluwanti Ken.
In his artist statement, Lewer said he spent time with Ken - who is also a finalist in this year’s Wynne Prize - at her studio Tjala Arts in Amata, in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of South Australia.
“Being on Country together deepened my understanding of her presence and the responsibilities she carries,” he wrote.
Ken is known for her large scale, monochromatic ink on paper drawings depicting hunting Tjilpul (eagles).
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Lewer described her as having an “immense, quiet authority” and praised the “urgency” of her paints.
When Wendy Sharpe won the Archibald Prize in 1996, she became just the fifth woman to take out the top honour, and the very first woman to win with a self-portrait.
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Actor Hugh Jackman spills his secrets to happiness and what it was like to film with 'sheep' for his new film The Sheep Detectives.
#ABCNewsBreakfest #HughJackman
