How the State Library failed First Nations people

State Library Director Geoff Strempel says the way the institution has dealt with Indigenous material over its 187-year history has "not been good", but it has plans to repair its relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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Christmas at the Mortlock

Until 7 January 2024

New bar Ern Malley is anything but a hoax

A new bar on Magill Road at Stepney dates back to the 1940s - or so the founder would have you believe about the establishment named after a famous Adelaide literary hoax.

‘Dead and gone; not right here’: Fixing how museums tell Indigenous stories

Writer and research fellow Jared Thomas describes the South Australian Museum's Aboriginal Cultures Gallery as "terrible". But the Nukunu person is not about shaming the 165-year-old institution: he has insights on how to make it better.

Experience the life and times of the Chequered Copper butterfly

New AR and VR work ‘Herding Caterpillars’ lets you see a symbiotic relationship between ants and caterpillars unfold in the Adelaide Park Lands from your smartphone.

‘They should expect a little bit of truth’

Aboriginal man Elijah Bravington is leading eye-opening Indigenous-informed tours of the city for the Nature Festival, and says patrons should be ready to see their city in a more honest light.

Alive and kicking

Premiering at Illuminate Adelaide, 'We Will Slam You With Our Wings' turns the operatic convention of the soprano’s death on its head, while taking a kick at leading men.

Illuminate to bring light, sound and Gorillaz to Adelaide this winter

Winter arts festival Illuminate Adelaide returns this July, with a program boasting pioneering virtual band Gorillaz, the return of Unsound to the CBD, and boundary-pushing light and sound installations from local and international artists.