Australia

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New Chair at Performing Lines, new Board members for Australian Book Review, WAYTCO GM steps down, and more.

COVID and comedy: no laughing matter?
How can you joke about a pandemic? Eight comedians tell us how.

The National makes space for care and community
Spanning Sydney's galleries, The National engages with the conversations we should be having from First Nations narratives to the centring…

A history of feminist protests in Australia
For well over a century, feminists have been angered by women’s lack of equal rights, their treatment by governments and…

Dance Review: Safety Net, Dancenorth
Dancenorth and collaborators TheatreiNQ and Diffraction Collective have created an inspiring 60-minute production. ​

Arts sponsorship raises ethical questions
Can Perth have an ethical and sustainable Fringe Festival?

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Kids Van Gogh challenge, Stella Prize shortlist, Midsumma Festival program, Adelaide Fringe outcomes, National Archives anniversary, YUCK Circus to tour…

Forget Zoom: this US$50K scholarship offers IRL international networking
Imagine travelling again thanks to a US$50,000 Samstag Scholarship aimed at career development abroad. Applications for 2022 are now open.

Theatre Review: Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Wesley Enoch, the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play meditates on generational privilege and its legacy.

Music Review: No Friend But The Mountains: a Symphonic Song Cycle
After winning an army of literary awards, No Friend but the Mountains, the extraordinary book by Kurdish-Iranian prisoner Behrouz Boochani,…