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Australian’s strong appetite for the arts will benefit from a $235 million cultural policy that ties Australian creativity to job creation. The policy, ‘Creative Australia’ will increase its funding for organisations and artists, employing more than 531,000 people in cultural work. But …

On February 24 and 25, Italy was at a crossroads but the election results did not set a future direction for the country. The Italian population expected everything but not that its nation would be rendered ungovernable. If there is a winner …

In 2004 the English newspaper The Observer compiled a list of 50 sporting things to do before you die. The one sporting event ranked highest was a football game in Argentina known as “Supercalsico”. Founded in the working class dockland area of Buenos Aires …

China’s centuries-long tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year with spectacular firework displays may be at an end with the government now considering a permanent ban as the practice is blamed for intensifying air pollution. A severe haze hit Beijing as well as its …

The Anatolian Turkish Festival has kicked off Multicultural March, a series of multicultural events aiming to demonstrate diversity and enhance the community’s understanding of a variety of cultures. Held on March 3 at Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour, the festival is a …

I have been told that in the summertime Capri smells of hibiscus. But I am here in January, in the depths of winter, as the fruit rots on the vine and the sunsets lay to waste. The island is at once intimate …

It’s time to dust off the mouldy boots and replace the old peas in dented whistles: this old Rugby League warrior (spectating only these days) is avidly anticipating the kick-off to the 2013 National Rugby League season. Like many other supporters, I …

After one year of technical government and almost two decades of Berlusconi government, Italy finds itself at a crossroads. Under the eyes of Europe and the world Italian voters will have to make a choice on Sunday February 24 and Monday February …

The annual Koreatown Festival combines the best of traditional Korean dance, song and instruments with a modern twist – namely the Gangnam-style dance contest and K-pop – to showcase what this vibrant, lesser-known Asian community is all about. Only very recently has …

I stared at my reflection in mild disbelief. A girl wearing heavy black frames gazed back owlishly. Behind them were brown eyes covered with prescription contact lenses – which I had switched to several months ago because I was tired of wearing …