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Major survey of his work

Tim Burns receives first major survey exhibition

Daily Yarn newsroom 51 words · 15 sec read

Western Australian artist Tim Burns is being honoured with his first major survey exhibition. Burns drew national attention during the 1970s through anti-war actions and provocative performances. The show looks at the person behind those daring works, tracing a career that made headlines and brought him considerable notoriety across the country.

read more at The Conversation AU WA
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Songs inducted in first round

First ten songs inducted into new National Songbook

Daily Yarn newsroom 59 words · 18 sec read

The first ten Australian songs have been inducted into the new National Songbook, following what Guardian Australia described as “very robust” judging. Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among them. The initiative honours songs and songwriters who helped form the nation’s cultural identity, and the list will grow every year.

read more at ABC News, Guardian Australia
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Year of Diana Ross's last Australian show

Diana Ross to play Sydney’s Centennial Park in March 2027

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

Motown great Diana Ross will play a one-off Sydney show at Centennial Park on 5 March 2027, during Mardi Gras weekend, her first Australian appearance since 2006. British dance act Groove Armada will support with a DJ set. The 82-year-old former Supremes lead is expected to mix group classics with solo hits. General tickets go on sale on 11 November.

read more at ABC News NSW