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Book Review: Having and Being Had by Eula Biss
Using her own experiences as a lens, Eula Biss interrogates our psychosocial relationships with money, wealth and consumption.

Book Review: Show Me Where it Hurts by Kylie Maslen
Kylie Maslen’s 'Show Me Where it Hurts' is a provoking and much-needed contribution to the conversation about invisible illness.

20x20: Why we are burning out in the arts
First published in 2015, it would seem we have not yet learnt to manage workloads and expectations – we're still…

As COVID wreaks havoc, do we still need a national opera company?
Last year Opera Australia was boasting an operating surplus. Last month it was restructuring to cut 25% staff. And with…

New research examines link between culture and inequalities
There is clear evidence that the kinds of culture Australians have access to depends on their social backgrounds, new research…

Review: Anita Johnson Larkin at Wollongong Art Gallery
Anita Johnson Larkin has the capacity to transform the autobiographical into the multi-biographic, sharing intimate stories through objects discarded by…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
A new gallery for Sydney, Live Theatre is back in Adelaide, have your say about Powerhouse Ultimo, Liveworks is going…

Cabaret, theatre and a new Fringe: Brisbane’s arts sector fights back after COVID
Queensland Theatre is rehearsing its first production since March, while plans for the latest Queensland Cabaret Festival and a new…

Reaching new audiences in a time of crisis
In the second Recovery Roadmap Webinar, jointly presented by ArtsHub and Creative Victoria, we learned how regional arts organisations have…

Book Review: 'How I Clawed My Way to the Middle' by John Wood
John Wood's autobiography is written with great warmth and passion, acknowledging the transitory essence of the theatre world.