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See the exhibition for free, every day, all day from Thursday 14 September to Sunday 8 October

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Australian Life Exhibition 2023

Little Sydney Lives is produced by the City of Sydney as part of Art & About Sydney, an ongoing program of temporary art projects in unusual spaces. 

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Trent Dalton: Lola in the Mirrror

Richard Flanagan: Question 7