A gifted UQ music student who commenced piano lessons at four years of age has taken out Australia?s top classical music prize.

Hundreds of thousands of school children across Australia took part in the country's biggest annual school music program.

Recently, on a beautiful Saturday evening, Armstrong Court hosted its first "Music in the Garden" concert, a late summer celebration of its handsomely crafted community organic garden and ripening harvest.

Darwin printmaker Chips Mackinolty has taken out one of the Top End's richest art awards.

Apple's new line-up of iPod music devices will hit Australia next week, according to the company, although the nation will have to wait a little longer for the revamped Apple TV.