Happy birthday, QPAC! 🥳 On 20 April 1985, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre was officially opened by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. What's your favourite QPAC memory from the last 38 years? Share with us below 👇

For 89 years, Barry Humphries entertained us through a galaxy of personas, from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone. But the brightest star in that galaxy was always Barry. A great wit, satirist, writer and an absolute one-of-kind, he was both gifted and a gift. May he rest in peace.

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Today we are celebrating the life and extraordinary contribution of the Sue Nattrass AO at a memorial service at Arts Centre Melbourne at 2pm. A livestream of the service will be available here. youtube.com/live/DV7LPGQZm… via YouTube

Melbourne theatres to dim their lights to honour Barry Humphries brisbanetimes.com.au/national/melbo…

Happy International Dance Day, Bohemians! #MoulinRougeTheMusical #moulinrougemusical #InternationalDanceDay 📸 MGH

Congratulations to the 37 arts organisations, including several LPA members, who have received funding through the WA Government's Arts Organisations Investment Program. A great investment in WA arts and creativity! David Templeman Mark McGowan mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/…

As soon as I saw this, I knew it was ridiculous. So we're making it right - bringing the world's best artists back to the world's best city. Working to lift the concert cap on Allianz Stadium that has stopped these artists from performing. Who isn't crazy in love with that!

Lifting the SCG Precinct concert cap will boost live entertainment choices for fans and drive the NSW visitor economy. liveperformance.com.au/wp-content/upl… Chris Minns John Graham

The Budget reaffirms the Albanese Government’s long-term vision for Australian arts, entertainment and creativity but still underplays the critical role of industry-led initiatives in rebuilding a workforce severely impacted by the pandemic. #Budget2023 bit.ly/3nOhOD5

It promises to be a synthsational start to Friday when Perth's very own VOYAGER take to the stage in Liverpool representing Australia in the Eurovision 2023 semi-finals. Best of luck to the band! Watch it live from 5am AEST on SBS Australia Image: Tourism WA

We welcome today’s passage of legislation establishing Creative Australia and putting in place measures to deliver the Albanese Government’s National Cultural Policy Revive. liveperformance.com.au/lpa-welcomes-p…

If the ABC is genuinely interested in engaging and growing its audience, it would be investing more in its reporting and coverage of the performing arts as opposed to further scaling back its coverage as has been the trend over recent years. smh.com.au/culture/art-an…

Honored to perform at Now & Forever. Shouts to the artists that all donated their time to make this happen and to Live Nation Australia, Frontier Touring, Mushroom Group, TEG Dainty & Live Performance Australia for taking care of the infrastructure. 🎥 Eightlimb Films #Yes23

LPA calls for theatre industry tax relief: A Theatre Tax Relief initiative similar to that in the UK would bring more performances to Australian stages and boost employment opportunities on stage and off, says Live Performance Aus. limelight-arts.com.au/news/lpa-calls…