Marrugeku, Burrbgaja Yalirra 2, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
40 record labels backed by Music Australia’s Record Label Grant Programs
Music Australia has announced the latest recipients of the Record Label Development Scheme and Record Label Marketing & Manufacturing Grants, with matched-funding initiatives designed to strengthen Australia's recorded music sector and support the development and advancement of Australian artists.
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29 Oct 2026
Crowd at Red Door Block Party. NEWPRINT 2023.
New York and Toronto bound: Australian publishing professionals build the international profile of Australian writing
Creative Australia announces the participants in the North America Publishers’ Program 2027
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27 Oct 2026
Australians urged to help Make Art Happen today, for AusArt Day
Australians are being urged to get behind the artists and arts organisations they love for AusArt Day taking place across the country today (Thursday 22 October).
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22 Oct 2026
40 record labels backed by Music Australia’s Record Label Grant Programs
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29 Oct 2026
New York and Toronto bound: Australian publishing professionals build the international profile of Australian writing
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27 Oct 2026
Australians urged to help Make Art Happen today, for AusArt Day
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22 Oct 2026
Fifty years of Shopfront: still owned by the kids
As youth-led Shopfront Arts Co-op celebrates a half-century, its mission to empower young people through arts continues.
Story
05 Oct 2026
A vision for all to see
Low vision visual artist and academic Dr Erica Tandori draws on Turner’s turbulent skies – and her own deteriorating sight – to create a new body of work that asks what it really means to see.
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25 Aug 2026
Erica Tandori by Nick McKinley
Opening the book on Australian publishing
A dozen international publishers, editors and scouts descended on Sydney in May for the 29th annual Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program.
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13 Aug 2026
Visiting International Publishers Program panel discussion 2026
Fifty years of Shopfront: still owned by the kids
Story
05 Oct 2026
A vision for all to see
Story
25 Aug 2026
Opening the book on Australian publishing
Story
13 Aug 2026
Music education emerges as a major economic driver of Australia’s $10.76 billion music industry
Music education is a significant contributor to Australia’s music industry and national economy, according to new research released today by Music Australia.
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19 May 2026
Music Australia co-invests $1.7 million with Australian record labels to drive the breakthrough of Australian recording artists
Music Australia has announced the recipients of the Record Label Development Scheme, and the inaugural Marketing & Manufacturing Grants, matched-funding initiatives designed to boost the development and advancement of Australian recorded music.
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04 Feb 2026
Supporting the global ambitions of Australian artists: Music Australia announces the latest recipients of the Export Development Fund
39 projects will receive investment through Music Australia’s Export Development Fund, supporting Australian artists, producers and composers to undertake career-defining activities around the world.
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09 Dec 2025
Tchega at Mojos Bar, Fremantle
Music education emerges as a major economic driver of Australia’s $10.76 billion music industry
News
19 May 2026
Music Australia co-invests $1.7 million with Australian record labels to drive the breakthrough of Australian recording artists
News
04 Feb 2026
Supporting the global ambitions of Australian artists: Music Australia announces the latest recipients of the Export Development Fund
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09 Dec 2025
Announcing the shortlist for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Writing Australia has today revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the richest literary prize in the nation.
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10 Aug 2026
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Writing Australia
One year after its establishment, Writing Australia is celebrating a year of investment in Australian writing, publishing and literature organisations, while looking ahead to its next exciting chapter.
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15 Jul 2026
Eric Obenauf, Esther Hendriks and Ariel Richardson at the VIPs Industry Forum 2026. Photo: Maja Baska
Writing Australia opens opportunity to deliver next phase of the black&write! program
Writing Australia has opened an opportunity for organisations to deliver services supporting First Nations editorial development, marking the transition of the highly regarded black&write! program to an industry-led model embedded within the publishing sector.
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13 Mar 2026
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Announcing the shortlist for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
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10 Aug 2026
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Writing Australia
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15 Jul 2026
Writing Australia opens opportunity to deliver next phase of the black&write! program
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13 Mar 2026
First Nations international exchange brings together practitioners across textile, customary adornment practices and fashion
First Nations practitioners working across textile, customary adornment and fashion have come together from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Turtle Island Canada through the Tri Nations Exchange Program.
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06 Aug 2026
Darrandarra, Tri Nations Exchange, Welcome to Country Ceremony
2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards highlight excellence, leadership and innovation
Creative Australia has announced the recipients for the 2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement, leadership and innovation across First Nations arts and culture.
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27 May 2026
Investment in First Nations literature and fashion to expand markets and showcase depth and diversity of talent
We have announced the latest recipients of the Flourish and Elevate investment programs, supporting First Nations creators across literature, storytelling, fashion and textiles.
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03 Nov 2024
First Nations international exchange brings together practitioners across textile, customary adornment practices and fashion
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06 Aug 2026
2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards highlight excellence, leadership and innovation
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27 May 2026
Investment in First Nations literature and fashion to expand markets and showcase depth and diversity of talent
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03 Nov 2024
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