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See 50 Iconic Objects of Australian Performance – From Kylie’s Hotpants to Nick Cave’s Notebook

Broadsheet

Encore! at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts in Melbourne dives into 170 years of our performing arts history. We asked the exhibition curators what makes these objects so intriguing.

Blind snakes: Our stinky, wormy, most mysterious reptiles

Australian Geographic

Only one Fassifern blind snake has ever been seen. And that was 34 years ago. Every attempt to find another in the years since has failed – but there are reasons to hope.

Native rodents: Our little unsung heroes

Australian Geographic

Many of our native mice and rats are quietly creeping towards extinction, but a pookila breeding project in metropolitan Melbourne is bucking the trend.

Reducing dolphin deaths from gillnets: 3 solutions showing promise
WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative

Brazil’s Blue Amazon is bursting with wildlife—but they need stronger protection

WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative

International commercial whaling ban at 40: There’s progress worth celebrating, but more work lies ahead

WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative

Locally extinct frogs leap back into Canberra wetlands

Australian Geographic

Researchers have released more than 400 green and golden bell frogs into Canberra’s Mawson Ponds. The plan? These frogs will fight deadly chytrid fungus by using new ‘saunas’ and ‘spas’ that kill off the pathogen – and ultimately help restore wetlands.

The desperate search for a little skink on the brink of extinction

Australian Geographic

It’s difficult to locate an animal small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But these Monash University researchers gave everything to their search – and found not one, but 23 critically-endangered long sunskinks.

Chasing gold

Australian Geographic

Wildlife photographer and videographer Jack Evershed spent a whole winter tracking the elusive golden swamp wallaby – a rare marsupial that looks like it belongs in a fairytale. His results are gold.

Wild cockatoos learn to drink from water fountain

Australian Geographic

Sulphur-crested cockatoos have shown extraordinary signs of brainpower in a Sydney park, where they’ve been seen turning on water taps, and even queuing to take turns drinking

Meet Follies choreographer Yvette Lee

Victorian Opera

World-renowned performance director Yvette Lee talks about her links to the long-lost Tivoli Theatre, her showbusiness heritage and her fascinating creative process.

The haunting of Greyfriars Kirkyard

Pilot Magazine

Ghosts and the stories keeping them alive in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Geraldene Morrow: 81 years in showbusiness and still singing

Victorian Opera

We look back on the illustrious career of Follies star and theatre legend Geraldene Morrow.

Interview: A Jane Austen descendent describes Mansfield Park's enduring relevance

Victorian Opera

We speak to Jane Austen’s fifth great niece Caroline Jane Knight about her aunt’s immense, enduring legacy, and the literacy initiative she created in Jane’s name.

Why Mozart's opera was made for 'superhuman' voices

Victorian Opera

Conductor Chad Kelly delves into the music’s complexity and “vocal fireworks” that were tailor-made for only the most talented singers.

‘Like seeing fireworks for the first time’: Why you should take your kids to the opera

Victorian Opera

As composer Peter Rutherford explains, opera’s big voices and unfiltered feelings are some of the reasons the artform is the perfect medium for children.

The forgotten queer legacy of Australia's most outrageous composer

Victorian Opera

Even Australia’s most astute theatre enthusiasts might have a hard time recognising the name Malcolm Williamson. It’s a shame – Williamson was arguably Australia’s most successful composer, acutely eccentric, and unapologetically queer.

‘The most joyous things’: Relaxed performances benefit the entire theatre community

Victorian Opera

The Oban Seafood Hut

Swill

Rewilding & Rerouting: Connecting with nature

The Skinny

Collisions, glaciers, woodland, and lots of sheep – over the centuries, the Pentland Hills have seen it all. Through a walk amid their beloved peaks, one writer reflects on the ever-changing land and an ever-changing self.

Plastic Unfantastic: Rising Tide at The National Museum of Scotland

The Skinny

The National Museum of Scotland's latest exhibition explores the impact of the climate crisis on the islands of the Pacific – and highlights important environmental issues here in Scotland.

Unearthing the Past: The colonialism behind botany

The Skinny

From eucalypts to cacti, our plants are rooted in colonialism. We look to Keg de Souza's exhibition Shipping Roots, the Glasgow Seed Library, and Indigenous knowledge to unpack the complex history of our botanics and question where we may grow from here.

Aboriginal trauma and strength: Lauren Jarrett and Melissa Greenwood’s traditional paintings capture the energy of the land

Art Thy Neighbour

From MySpace selfies to Dita Von Teese, Jessica Eisner is bringing sultry back – just don’t call her a pin-up photographer

Art Thy Neighbour

Click through the tragic stories of 119 species still struggling after Black Summer in this interactive (and how to help)

The Conversation

JFK assassination files 2017: Six conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination

Herald Sun

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Reducing dolphin deaths from gillnets: 3 solutions showing promise
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