SYDNEY — Australian authorities vowed to shut down a popular music festival after two people died of suspected drug overdoses and 700 others sought medical attention over the weekend. The deaths at ...

From the red-dusted heart of the Outback to the sun-soaked edges of its sprawling coasts, Australia is not just a country to visit for nature, it’s also packed full of immersive festivals and events ...

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced the launch of a new award category for the 2025 ARIA Awards: the ARIA Best Music Festival Award, supported by Tixel. Created in ...

Australia’s National Indian Film Festival (NIFFA) is expanding into regional territories and has signed partnerships with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the International ...

The cancellation of West Victorian electronic music festival Pitch was a waking nightmare. After pushing ahead in the face of earlier warnings from fire authorities, organizers were forced to pull the ...

It’s already fairly well known that music festivals tend to come with plenty of illicit drug use. The activity is so common at festivals, and in dance scenes as a whole, that organizers and attendees ...

One of Australia's biggest cultural festivals has been left in disarray after a decision to disinvite a prominent Australian-Palestinian writer, triggering a massive backlash, a mass exodus from ...