National
Stop the simplification culture
In an age where ideas are reduced to 140 characters, culture makers need to reclaim complexity. Democracy may depend on…
Bookseller harassed as alt.right reaches Australia
A bookseller who declined to stock Milo Yiannapoulos's book has been subject to a stream of abuse that highlights the…
Lucrative opportunities in arts research collaboration
A recent report showed that Australia was at the bottom of the list when it came to business-university collaboration. The…
George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones
A well-researched unauthorised biography of George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones.
Arts studio call-out for Western Sydney
Be part of a $400,000 Making Spaces Initiative in Western Sydney – it could be the studio collaboration you’re looking…
On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Emerging Writers' Festival Artistic Director announced, plus Creative Director joins Melbourne-based publishing platform, and the Turnbull Government appoints a new…
10 artists who use water as their medium
Making a splash, these contemporary artists challenge the gallery’s white cube and create a conservator’s nightmare, but people love to…
The Homosexuals, or 'Faggots'
Declan Greene’s latest comedy – a farce about political correctness and contemporary gay life – is slightly off-kilter but still…
Shakespeare’s body shaming confronts Melbourne
Being cast as a ‘lump of foul deformity’ is strangely liberating for Kate Mulvany. Bell Shakespeare is equally innovative off…
Why the Sydney Opera House is a little overcooked
Sure it's iconic. But there is a reason we complain about acoustics and argue over rennovation of the Sydney Opera…