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Dear Colin Brooks: defunded Victorian arts organisations address Creative Industries Minister
Four of the eight organisations abruptly defunded by Creative Victoria share their message for Creative Industries Minister Colin Brooks.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week's Australian arts sector appointments include Rachel Perkins, who joins Screen Australia as Director of First Nations Strategy, and…
Good Man review: a rock-cabaret about rejecting toxic masculinity, at Adelaide Fringe
Connor Morel looks back on his younger exploits with the benefits of hindsight and the backing of a tight and…
‘All voices should be heard’, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker tells Adelaide Festival crowd
Cocker's pointed reference to an earlier censorship issue was made as Pulp played the opening night of Adelaide Festival 2026.
ADT’s Faraway review: a writhing, driving techno-primitive delight at Adelaide Festival 2026
Choreographed by Jenni Large, ADT’s Faraway is a rich, erotically charged work, the dance equivalent of howling orgiastically at the…
Slingsby’s last hurrah: a fairy tale triptych in an intimate, custom-built theatre
Adelaide company Slingsby is mounting its final work, A Concise Compendium of Wonder, in a custom-made, environmentally friendly theatre for…
Is the creative state crumbling? Defunded arts organisations fear the answer is yes
Eight successful arts organisations have suddenly been defunded, while others have only been funded for two years instead of four,…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards
The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…
The Art of Storm-Whistling: a mythical maritime story at Adelaide Fringe
The Art of Storm-Whistling follows a mythical journey across the seas.