National
Reality in Flames: modern Australian art and the Second World War
Greater academic rigour is needed if the War Memorial is to be taken seriously as an art institution.
Clare Wright: The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka
Wright dispels the myth of the Victorian goldfields as an exclusively masculine domain through the re-telling of the gold rush.
Classic chance to head north
The 24th Australian Festival of Chamber Music provides the perfect chance to escape a dreary winter.
Celebrating the act of giving
A woman’s life of philanthropy continues to bestow help and inspiration for the arts
Kylie’s dancers expected to work for free
Dancers shooting a video with Kylie Minogue in Melbourne today were told by a major US-label that there was no…
Why Shakespeare still matters
To celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Australia's leading exponent asks why actors and audiences still love the Bard.
Hannah Kent: Burial Rites
Kent succeeds in offering up a fascinating, rich character and leaves it up to the reader to decide how to…
NSW Arts a reshuffle casualty
The new Premier of NSW, Mike Baird, has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, and the Arts Ministry was among the changes.
Anna Krien: Night Games - Sex, Power and Sport
The author documents a fascinating, protected and sometimes horrifying subculture that has not changed with the times.
Splendour secures OutKast, Allen and Interpol
Australia’s highly anticipated midwinter festival reveals strong bill of acts including Lily Allen and the reformed OutKast.