Despite the average Australian woman wearing a size 14 and over, plus-sized models say they still aren't being booked for campaigns and catwalks.
The ABC News report of Florence Broadhurst's murder in 1977.
Australian artist and wallpaper designer Florence Broadhurst was murdered at her Sydney factory 1977. Archival footage of an ABC reporter at the crime scene.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 6 seconds.Darwin student confronts cultural identity with award-winning self-portrait
Year 12 art student Izzy Craven knows how it feels to be an outsider in Australia. The popularity of her striking self-portrait shows she isn't alone.
Photo shows a close-up of a self-portraitThere's been a 40pc drop in high school students studying arts subjects, here's why
Students learn to think creatively and collaboratively in arts and humanities subjects, but Queensland students are abandoning them in droves out of fear lower-scaled subjects will impact their overall ATAR result.
Photo shows Eden smilesTown trades cash for dirt in creative currency experiment
Castlemaine artists have fired and circulated $10,000 worth of "clay coins" into their town's economy in a move that is being backed by local businesses.
Photo shows coins made out of clay with 1 and 5's on them, with a wattle print on the back.It paved the way for Bluey — but most likely would not be made today
Wildly ambitious, staffed by rookies — including a young Rove McManus — plagued by disagreements over scripts, it is a wonder Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers got made — but, 25 years on, fans of the animated series have new reason to celebrate.
Photo shows Li'l Elvis and Rove McManus.'Do it for love': How a Darwin designer is cracking the international world of millinery
From her small studio in the tropics, Belinda Osborne is getting a name for herself across the world.
Photo shows A woman leans on a bench and smiles to the cameraThese taxidermists couldn't say no to immortalising cats and dogs, though many would
There are only a handful of taxidermists in Australia and fewer willing to do pets. For those wishing to remember their loved ones in a physical way, this couple is offering their services.
Photo shows Hands hold a set of small dog paws on a table.Italian menswear designer Nino Cerruti, who gave Giorgio Armani his big break, dies at 91
Nino Cerruti, the Italian fashion designer credited with revolutionising menswear in the 1960s and who gave Giorgio Armani his first fashion break, has died.
Photo shows two men on a fashion runway laughingIn a fusion of art and science, 3D-printed artificial reefs are providing a boost for marine life
Alex Goad's work has been used in waters from Sydney to the Maldives and now the National Gallery of Victoria is giving people the chance to see them up close.
Photo shows a man leans on a table of small sculptures in a studioKoala gets its own tartan as Australian weavers officially register the pattern
Threads of green, grey, pink and black have been woven into the pattern to depict the furry marsupial in a traditional design sequence set by the World Scottish Register of Tartan.
Photo shows woman at loom with light behind herA generation of visual artists is at risk, as peak body calls on Australians to get vaccinated
The arts sector has been one of the worst-hit by rolling lockdowns and inadequate government support. But you won’t hear them complaining about vaccine mandates to return to work.
Photo shows A young woman with long dark hair and a brown shirt sits looking up at a COVID-19 vaccination nurse in protective wear.Meet the youngest winner of Adelaide Fringe Festival's poster competition
Soon you will see Mali Isabel's artwork just about everywhere you look.
This country school aims to create zero waste by 2025. Here's how they're doing it
Tenison Woods College on South Australia's Limestone Coast is mixing joinery and plastic recycling to create new products with their community's waste. Now businesses want to buy them.
Photo shows Six primary school aged children lean against a bright blue bench smiling.Karl is a tattoo artist. He's changing people's minds about what they consider to be art
Karl Heussenstamm doesn't care if more traditional art lovers are offended by his work and believes "shock value" is a great way to make people question their beliefs.
Photo shows A man sits in a tattoo studio holding a tattoo gun.The sale of this $80m building could be the end of a thriving arts hub at Melbourne's heart
The historic Nicholas Building is up for sale and the artists, galleries and small businesses that operate there have no guarantee they can stay once it's sold.
Photo shows Stairs and lift in the Nicholas Building, Melbourne.'What is north?' Map maker says the GPS generation is heading in the wrong direction
Cartographer Anthony Stephens has made maps for 50 years. While business has declined since the advent of GPS, he's hopeful for the future of paper maps, even if some young people don't know what north is.
Photo shows A man wearing a neatly ironed white button-up shirt leans against a high table with a map on it, smiling.Charles Sturt University's cuts to creative courses will 'strip Wagga of creative life', say students
The regional NSW university CSU confirms it will proceed with cuts to its creative courses with a loss of eight staff, but that current students will be able to finish.
Photo shows Woman in black jacket next to red signTrash to treasure: How the town with no recycling is fighting back
Residents in the NT town of Katherine spend months creating works of art made from trash, reducing what goes into landfill.
Photo shows A man and a woman wear colourful recycled fashion next to a sculpture of a person on a bike a the Katherine Junk Festival.Kate's mother once used a pendulum to make life decisions, now art based on that experience has won her $100,000
South Australian artist Kate Bohunnis has been named the winner of the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize in Adelaide this morning for her work "edges of excess", based on her experiences as a child when her mother would use a pendulum to make life decisions.
Lake Tyers locals create their own vibrant learning space — calling it 'Communiversity'
In the absence of a formal university this far from Melbourne, the residents of Lake Tyers are sharing their expertise and skills through a "Communiversity."
Photo shows Hahn and Tracey standing with art in background