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Theatre review: Unprecedented, HotHouse Theatre
Campion Decent’s latest play is a verbatim response to the 2019-2020 bushfires: a moving, angry and surprisingly funny work about…
On the move: latest sector appointments
ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments and departures.
New program will help build mentally healthy arts workplaces
A new training program run by The Arts Wellbeing Collective will educate performing arts workers about making positive changes to…
Major new works to be developed through WAAPA's three-year residencies
Musical theatre artist Eddie Perfect and UK theatre company Cheek by Jowl are undertaking three-year residencies at WAAPA to deliver…
The queer bushranger who still inspires artists 143 years after his death
Executed while wearing a ring fashioned from his dead lover's hair, the story of Captain Moonlite is slowly regaining the…
The regional cultural festival that’s Blooming lovely
From tulips and wine tastings to heritage architecture and an acquisitive painting prize, Bendigo’s Bloom festival has much to offer…
On the move: latest sector appointments
ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of new staff and Board appointments in the Australian arts sector.
ABC announces new TV arts show hosted by Virginia Trioli
Can the ABC’s newly announced TV program reverse the degraded coverage of the arts on the national broadcaster?
Cartoonist leads Walkley Awards boycott over fossil fuel sponsorship
Australia’s national journalism awards are tainted by their association with the fossil fuel industry, says cartoonist Jon Kudelka.
This week’s arts news and trending stories
What's in the headlines and what people are talking about in the arts sector this week.