Australia
On the Move: Latest appointments and departures
Bundanon Trust CEO steps down, A New Approach appoints new Board, Kill Your Darlings appoints new Deputy Editor, and more.
Why you need a tree change (from the archives)
People working in the arts and creative industries are moving out of the city and finding the tree change to…
‘Rona’, ‘iso’, ‘quazza’ — words of the year speak to our Australian take on COVID
Our strange new world was reflected in the new words which entered our lexicon in 2020 – all with a…
Music Review: Charpentier's Messe de minuit, Pinchgut Opera
The Christmas story becomes a salve, a symbol of warm hope after a year of trauma.
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Belvoir and STC granted exemption on audience numbers, Overlapping Magisteria opens at ACCA, high-flying PIPPIN comes to Australia, plus more…
Indigenous designers are usurping the mainstream Australian fashion agenda
‘The timing is right now, because it’s led by First Nations designers,’ says Piinpi curator Shonae Hobson, of the first…
How street art can revitalise a city
Postponed due to COVID, the first edition of the Fivex Art Prize will soon be announced with artworks to be…
Theatre Review: Ripcord, State Theatre Company of SA
An impressive battle of wills for a bed with a view.
Creative industries inquiry demonstrates need for national cultural policy as hearings continue
Australia’s Parliament is holding an inquiry into the creative industries. Ben Eltham looks at the evidence given in public hearings.
Book Review: The Question of Love by Hugh Mackay
Hugh Mackay is that rare thing: a writer who also shows us how we see ourselves as a nation.