The Museum of Contemporary Art is set to unveil a new exhibition showcasing its collection of rare and significant Aboriginal bark paintings, dating from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

ASX Limited (ASX) announces its monthly activity information for cash and derivatives markets for January 2008. January 2008 was a month of very high trading activity, particularly in the cash equities, equity derivatives and interest rate markets. The volumes were driven by the market volatility continuing to flow from sub-prime credit concerns and sentiment about the divergent direction of interest rate trends in Australia and the US.

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) announces its monthly activity information for cash and derivatives markets for December 2007. Cash markets (including equities, interest rates and warrants trades):

A powerful explosion tore through a building in inner-city Sydney on Monday, injuring two men and forcing the evacuation of 1,000 others.

The annual ARTEXPRESS exhibition, one of the Gallery's most popular, turns 25 this year. Beginning its life as a small display for principal and teacher conferences, the exhibition has grown to attract hundreds of thousands of people annually, it will run from 2 February to 30 March 2008.

Michael Riley (1960-2004) was one of the most important contemporary Indigenous visual artists of the past two decades and his contribution to the urban-based Indigenous visual arts industry was substantial. His emotive film and video work challenged non-Indigenous perceptions of Indigenous experience, particularly of the most disenfranchised communities in the south-eastern region of Australia.

Australia has been celebrating its national day, with parties, concerts and special events across the nation. For some people, the day is doubly special: 14,000 immigrants from more than 100 countries were sworn in Saturday as Australian citizens - a situation not without its critics. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.

The University of Sydney will set up a number of outreach clinics to help improve Indigenous health in remote western New South Wales communities, thanks to a mystery $10 million donation.

A taxi driver linked to the rapes of three women by DNA technology has been granted bail in a Sydney court.

Scientists say stalagmites, the mineral spears that rise from the floors of some caves, could help Australia prepare for drought. Researchers at a rainfall conference in Sydney say the cave formations have accurately recorded past rainfall patterns, and can help predict what the future holds. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.

Sydneysiders will have the chance to view the excavation of a First Fleet graveyard beneath Town Hall in the city's CBD today.

Glen Campbell, the original Rhinestone Cowboy, heads to Sydney in February as the Sydney Symphony goes country! For two boot-scootin’, fun-lovin’, heart-breakin’ shows at the Sydney Opera House, Glen Campbell and the Sydney Symphony pay tribute to the music that has made him one of the most successful and influential musical artists of today.