Leah J. Williams

Leah J. Williams is an award-winning senior entertainment and technology journalist with a core interest in storytelling and its power in the modern era.

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Games

How to get your start creating tabletop games

Advice from tabletop games makers about where and how to begin your journey of creation.

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News

National Cultural Policy review 2026: submission tips, with AI set to find ‘common themes’

With AI parsing 'common themes and issues' in submissions to the National Cultural Policy review, Freeplay has offered some useful…

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Interviews

What hosting Design Matters has taught Debbie Millman about creativity

Artist, designer and podcaster Debbie Millman speaks to ArtsHub ahead of her keynote talk at Vivid Sydney in June.

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News

Assassin’s Creed is being adapted into a circus stage show

Assassin's Creed: Heredis will tell an original story brought to life with parkour, dancers, and acrobatic feats.

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Games

Dungeons & Damper is a new Indigenous-led D&D experience set for Vivid 2026

Dungeons & Damper: Inside the D20 aims to inspire players to reach for a brighter future.

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Opinions & Analysis

Why young people are turning back to DVDs, Blu-Rays, vinyl and other physical media

In a world governed by the internet, the value of physical media offers something irreplaceable.

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Games

Begone Satan! Dungeons & Dragons works wonders in education

Dungeons & Dragons can expand children's minds through play-based learning, as these educators and learning designers explain.

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Opinions & Analysis

What vampire films reveal about our world

Vampires have long been part of our global cultural mythology, elevated by their appearances in popular vampire films.

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News

Sydney Film Festival 2026 to host Fashion on Film program

Sydney Film Festival's Fashion on Film program goes inside the world of Marc Jacobs, Jane Birkin, Yohji Yamamoto and more.

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News

Melbourne’s ACMI to stage world-first Bluey exhibition in 2027

The major Bluey exhibition will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic Australian franchise.

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