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Victorian Labor Party pledges to better support local music if re-elected

The pledge arrives as the Victoria Labor Party prepares its campaign for the November election.

Australian artist Mikala Dwyer’s The Divisions, Subtractions and Additions: Séance for the Spiderworms, 2026. Installation view, 2026 Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art. Photo: Blandine Soulage. Courtesy: the artist, 1301SW, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and ADAGP.
Features

The 2026 Lyon Biennale features a record number Australian artists – why now?

This year’s Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art in France showcases a high number of Australian artists, signalling growing momentum around…

Tania de Jong performing in Pot-Pourri alongside Rebecca Bode, Jon Bode, Jonathan Morton and Anthony Barnhill. Photo: Supplied.
Opinions & Analysis

To survive, Australia’s performing arts needs urgent action

The performing arts and entertainment industry is at a crossroads, but there are practical steps we can take to secure…

Lord of the Flies at Theatre Works, Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Chen.
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All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little

Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…

Hand dyeing Indigo textiles, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo: Gina Fairley.
Features

The 'handmade' label is no longer enough – makers must tell new stories

In this new era of AI, creatives are relying on the 'handmade' label to lure in audiences and sell their…

Terry Denton. Photo: Instagram.
News

Vale Terry Denton, best-selling children’s illustrator and author

The Australian children's publishing world has lost one of its best known figures, the illustrator and author Terry Denton.

Ballkids at La Mama Theatre in 2024. Photo: Darren Gill.
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Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide

Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.

Dead as a Dodo. Photo: Erato Tzavara.
Interviews

Dead As a Dodo descends into the underworld: ‘That's what puppetry brings – an easy way in’

Arriving this week at Brisbane Festival, the international hit Dead as a Dodo uses puppetry to draw audiences into a…

Dion Mills and William Lonsdale in Luke. Photo: Cameron Grant / Parenthesy.
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Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises

A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…

Striking workers outside Arts Centre Melbourne. Photo: MEAA.
Features

ACM employees are striking for fair pay – but how, when and why can workers actually go on strike?

In Australia, there are many conditions that must be met before workers can take legally protected industrial action and go…

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