Australia
Mona welcomes $50M promise as part of Tassie tourism package
Responding to the Labor Party’s promise of a financial boost to Tasmanian tourism, the private Hobart-based organisation voiced its support.
Review: The Miser, Arts Centre Melbourne
A new version of Molière’s 17th-century play by Justin Fleming entertains but doesn’t quite satisfy.
Review: The Double, Blue Room Theatre (WA)
Clare Testoni’s cyber-gothic tale is an accomplished exploration of the changing nature of reality.
Vale Les Murray
The poet hailed for creating 'a vernacular republic for Australia' passed away in Taree aged 80.
How to be the best Chairperson you can be
If you’ve ever thought of becoming Chair of an arts organisation, Kate Larsen has tips to be an effective leader.
ICYMI: rounding up the week’s arts news
From record box office numbers, to funding advice for artists, history unveiled and a salute to those we lost in…
When big tech met books
Writer and publisher Phillipa McGuinness reflects on how the publishing industry has been disrupted after Google, Amazon, Apple and the…
The art of adaptation
Adapting a critically acclaimed, non-linear, sci-fi-infused anti-war novel is no easy task. Playwright Fleur Kilpatrick explains how she tackled the…
The secret Australian poetry revival
One of the oldest forms of literary expression, poetry is not just surviving, it's thriving with festivals, diversity and, of…
From Collingwood Arts Precinct to community heart
With this new arts site in inner Melbourne, Marcus Westbury promises a flexible space that will hold its value.