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Book review: Sweatshop Women: Volume Two Edited by Winnie Dunn
Written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds, Sweatshop Women: Volume Two runs parallel to a shift we’re currently…
Ask the Mentor: Should I reinvent myself in my 50s?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.
Federal Government releases guidelines for $75 million RISE fund
The Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, will have the final say on which Restart Investment to Sustain…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Meet the new Chair of Adelaide Fringe, Australian String Quartet appoints new cellist, and more.
Funding cuts may close Writing NSW
NSW risks being the only Australian state without a dedicated writers’ organisation, as Writing NSW loses its funding.
Initiatives for connectedness and mental health for artists during COVID
The Australian arts sector is hurting. COVID shutdowns have been sudden and devastating, leading to widespread job losses and drastically…
The urgent need for cultural policy
COVID-19 should be a chance to re-imagine arts policy but government has been ignoring it for too long.
Todd McKenney raises over $20,000 for costume designers with new initiative
Entertainer Todd McKenney has helped raise over $20,000 for Australian costume designers and their wardrobe teams, by giving them an…
Connecting through kindness
Isolation has become our new normal because of COVID-19, but psychologist Trisnasari Fraser argues that random acts of corona-kindness may…
Post-pandemic pick-me-ups: great art will show the way
Art inspires, consoles, teaches empathy, and gives perspective and meaning. Here, creatives from across the country look beyond our current…