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Beyond benchmarks: what matters in Australian culture
Why have we turned culture's value into something to be scaled, measured and benchmarked?

How clean is your desk? The unwelcome reality of office hygiene
The average office desk is said to contains 400 times more germs than a toilet seat – meaning that many…

Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, Festival Theatre
A festival of kitschtastic razzle dazzle and innuendo-laced, once ground breaking musings on sex, gender, love and ageing.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
QUT nabs US media scholar, Next Wave gets new Director/CEO, Lifetime Patrons for MTC, New Chair at La Mama, and…

Career Spotlight: Aboriginal Art Centre Manager
The managers of Ernabella Arts in the APY Lands of SA, and Bula’bula Arts at Raminginging, in Arnhem Land, discuss…

Your guide to the Miles Franklin shortlist
In the lead up to the Miles Franklin award, announced this Sunday at the Melbourne Writers Festival, here's a closer…

Review: Reading the Landscape, UQP
The brilliant writers featured in this collection are as varied as the cultural landscape we inhabit.

Review: The Divine Miss Bette, Sydney Opera House
Cabaret star Catherine Alcorn makes her Opera House debut as Bette Midler.

Sculpture of avocado on toast offered for 'mere price of an average house in Sydney or Melbourne'
Avocado Toast: the reality sandwich by Julia and Ken Yonetani has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Woollahra…

Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned
In the latest #libspill news, Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned alongside Senior Ministers Mathias Cormann and Michaelia…