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What role do peak organisations have in the post-COVID environment?
Peak orgs are the glue holding a broken sector together and offer advocacy and initiatives for change as we emerge…
Books that dare to hope in 2020
From climate change to #BLM to COVID-19, we are living in unprecedented times, but two new anthologies offer hope by…
Technology means disability is no longer invisible, but it's not enough
Wongaiibon woman, and wheelchair user Gayle Kennedy used her keynote speech at Artstate Wagga Wagga to say, 'Stop, you are…
Reclaiming Australian history one gay at a time
Bushranger Captain Moonlite once rivalled Ned Kelly for notoriety. Was there an attempt to exclude him from the history books…
On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways
As we move towards greater gender and race inclusivity at work and in the arts, the representation of disability should…
20x20: What to do when you're defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?…
AGENCY: New org pairing philanthropy with Indigenous artists
Agency has emerged out of an identified need expressed by cultural leaders, which resonates with Government priorities, academic research and…
Defunding Regional Arts NSW won’t ‘make funding stretch further’
Defunding Regional Arts NSW on the eve of its state-wide conference will not make funding stretch further - it will…
Dancing with robots and art in the bath: Melbourne Fringe embraces discovery
The 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival embraces the new and delivers COVID-safe art experiences in unusual ways.
Seeing is no longer believing: The manipulation of online images
A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes a rude gesture; dolphins swim in Venice’s Grand Canal; and crocodiles…