Features
The successor to JobKeeper can’t do its job. There’s an urgent need for JobMaker II
Refashioning JobMaker could save and generate 100,000 to 130,000 jobs over the next six months, argue Renee Fry-McKibbin, Peter M.…
New festival promises more than just bright lights on cold nights
Illuminate Adelaide, the nation’s latest winter arts festival, has released the first glimpse of its inaugural program.
Alarming report results as artist residencies buckle under COVID pressures
A new report by Res Artis looks at the impact of cancelled artist residencies globally, with a flood of artists…
RISING festival program released: newest reason to love winter unveiled
It's been called ‘the biggest showcase of Victorian artists in the state’s history’, but the new RISING winter festival may…
COVID and comedy: no laughing matter?
How can you joke about a pandemic? Eight comedians tell us how.
The National makes space for care and community
Spanning Sydney's galleries, The National engages with the conversations we should be having from First Nations narratives to the centring…
A history of feminist protests in Australia
For well over a century, feminists have been angered by women’s lack of equal rights, their treatment by governments and…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Kids Van Gogh challenge, Stella Prize shortlist, Midsumma Festival program, Adelaide Fringe outcomes, National Archives anniversary, YUCK Circus to tour…
Australia must invest in First Nations curators and artists
Dark Mofo doesn't deserve our blood, says Wemba-Wemba & Gunditjmara woman Paola Balla, a visual artist, curator, writer and lecturer.…
Trouble with the Bubble
The proposed travel bubble between Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand offers plenty of reasons to get excited. But will there be…