Australia
Granata 122: Betrayal
‘Treachery lies at the heart of our most dramatic stories,' writes editor John Freeman in the latest issue of this…
Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Opening Gala
‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ - Rock classics and pop anthems reimagined.
Computer Chess
At first glance, Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess seems simple, charting the unglamorous battle of man and machine.
Creative writing student snares eight book deal
All writers dream about it, but Darrell Pitt was wide-awake when Text Publishing offered him an unprecedented eight book deal.
Vale John Sumner
On May 24, Melbourne Theatre Company lost its founding father and longest-serving Artistic Director with the death of John Sumner.
This week’s appointments
Who is sitting on the Iron Throne after the dangerous power plays of the arts world this week?
Playwriting and Indigenous arts honoured this week
The 2013 Patrick White Playwrights’ Fellowships has been announced, as well as the National Indigenous Arts Awards.
A watershed moment in Australian theatre
The Australian Theatre Forum, held this week in Canberra, showcases an industry on the upswing despite the new competition.
What do editors want?
Industry experts at the Emerging Writers' Festival reveal everything budding writers need to know when dealing with the gatekeepers of…
Alcohol and culture: a volatile combination
Encouraging live venues and battling alcohol-fuelled violence is a delicate balance for cultural policy-makers.