Hugh Bowman is one of the world's best jockeys and now he is set to be immortalised in art, in his home town of Dunedoo, alongside champion mare Winx.

After years of funding cuts, many arts organisations will struggle to survive the COVID-19 pandemic without more government support. Playwright David Williamson and arts academic Jo Caust, discuss what needs to happened to ensure the sector survives.

Daniel McCarthy assesses the mood and politics of a country desperate to get back to normal.  

The second part of a discussion examining the future of the university in a post-COVID19 world. The university has been an enduring institution, going back nearly a thousand years, but it is confronting a time of massive disruption. How should universities change and adapt to meet the new challenges, without compromising their essential values?

Wildlife parks have a long road back to financial buoyancy after coronavirus restrictions stripped them of their sole source of income; visitors, and some operators are dipping into personal savings just to keep their animals fed.

One of the only full Anzac Day services to be held in Queensland will honour the service of local soldiers through a series of videos filmed during isolation.

Driving 50km will be permitted, members of the same household will be able to go for picnics, and shopping for non-essential items like clothes and shoes will be allowed.

Queensland Cotton regional manager Rick Jones opens gin doors to explain how cotton is processed and what it means to the Emerald community.

Former Queensland shadow police minister Trevor Watts says it was a mistake to have "driveway drinks" with neighbours — caught by a police patrol — with officers alleging it was more like a "street party" that did not follow coronavirus physical distancing rules.

Queensland authorities question if the coastal city could return to its usual way of life too soon, after allowing beaches to open and people to picnic.

Abortion service providers are left with chartering private flights to regional Queensland, saying infrequent schedules and short-notice cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic make flying commercial untenable.

Some Queensland residents may find it too cold to enjoy the relaxed coronavirus restrictions that start today, as temperatures across in some areas in the state's south drop below zero.

Friends, cake, presents and games are all essential experiences for a kid's birthday party, but in recent times these celebrations have been a casualty. One mum shares how she's throwing her son a virtual birthday party.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a partial resumption of schools from next week for kindergarten, prep, year 1 and high school seniors.

Queensland police shut down three house parties in the 24 hours after some coronavirus restrictions are relaxed and erect fencing at Burleigh Heads where large crowds were dispersed over the weekend.

Authorities say a "perfect storm" has caused a disturbing rise in domestic violence cases, as the parents of murdered woman Hannah Clarke ask Queenslanders to support a vigil to remember victims.

A grand slam of a different kind has seen two Brisbane nurses take on the world's best tennis players high in the sky on a hospital rooftop.

A Torres Strait art centre has come up with a way for people to get involved from home with its internationally renowned artworks, using DIY kits, after all its exhibitions were cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the latest music and theatre to hit the region.

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the latest music and theatre to hit the region.

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the latest music and theatre to hit the region.

Walgett Cafe 64 closes its doors due to dwindling income revenue caused by coronavirus.

Communities in western New South Wales are mourning the suspension of their local newspapers with some saying the publications are the "heart" of the communities.

Long-serving Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly ends months of speculation by making the "gut wrenching" decision to resign from Parliament.

The Illawarra union movement pays tribute to a Dapto man who has not missed a May Day march in 88 years.

Scores of crew members on the Ruby Princess celebrated with a party on the day it docked in Sydney unaware of the public health disaster that was about to happen.

It is not common place for students to be greeted at their school gate by their principal wearing fancy dress, but this is exactly what one school leader is doing each day to put his school community at ease and have a laugh.

The supernatural romance saga comes to a conclusion and features the worst climax twist ever!

A sweet, gentle story about a sweet, gentle man who loves books, loved uni, and is looking for love in all the wrong places.

If Perth got the kind of photographic makeover that New York enjoys, it would be a fortunate city, says ABC 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

Simplicity is the best antidote to over-complex artistic performance, says 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

This farewell to the Wolfpack doesn't feature a major hangover, but there is predictable mayhem and some decent laughs

Will and Jaden Smith may have enjoyed this father-son bonding episode, but few others will.

I knew very little about this film before I saw it, but I'd heard some pretty positive rumblings. The Rocket was awarded the People's Choice gong for Best Feature at the Melbourne International Film Festival (Victorian audiences are no slouches when it comes to cinema) and it was shot in Laos with a predominantly non-professional cast, which I found intriguing.

The wintry weather dampens spirits in this performance from an artist whose music is 'quintessential summer'.

12 hostages, 24 hours, 1 Partridge!

Clever dialogue and big British comedy talent make this compulsory viewing especially for radio lovers.

One of the most influential lyricists of the past 50 years delivered a marathon performance of his classics in a voice that gets richer by the year.

Six local artists, including four old friends in life and in art practice, have come together with an exhibition well timed for International Women's Day at Lone Goat Gallery in Byron Bay. The theme, Essence of Woman was put to the artists to freely interpret, and the six women have done just that.

Life still resonates amid Margaret Olley's cluttered studio

With school holidays upon us, it's timely to talk about a nifty exhibition that is on at the Lismore Regional Gallery.

Brisbane's Dead Puppet Society adult puppet show, The Harbinger, reaches deep into gothic fairy tale territory with a touch of Orwellian danger thrown in for good, and frightening, measure.

The equine-inspired group of exhibitions are on display at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery until October 5.

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Mozart Dances comprises of three short dance pieces inspired by Mozart's piano concerto number 11, sonata in D major for two pianos and piano concerto number 27.

Australia may be on the cusp of electric cars, but could the production of environmentally friendly vehicles take a heavy toll on the Clarence Valley?

Communities in the grip of drought are doing everything they can to keep their local kindergartens from shutting down, but they fear they're running out of options.