Budget shock decimates Australia Council

Australia’s arts industry is in shock after a dramatic intervention by Minister George Brandis in tonight’s budget.

Unveiled: latest program announcements

Tantalising programs at Sydney Film Festival and The Festival of Voices have been announced, as well an international tour by…

Shares and likes are changing journalism

Sharing and the mobile generation are defining journalism today, moving the brand to the writer and the curator of content…

The Wizard Of Oz

Belvoir's latest opens strongly but descends down a path that's just a little too obscure.

How motherhood transforms art

From doing away with the luxuries of creative block, to becoming braver, writers and artists share how motherhood has transformed…

Starting your art career later in life

The arts sector is filled with youthful talent but for some creativity just doesn’t flower until later.

Depot Theatre blames ‘angry mob’ for its pre-emptive closing

Sydney’s newest independent theatre has announced its closure two months before its official opening.

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Is it time for Madama Butterfly to flutter by?

There is a spectre haunting Opera Australia: the spectre of growing irrelevance.

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations