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AICSA calls for additional $10M government investment in South Australia
One in three people working in South Australia’s arts sector have lost their jobs because of COVID-19, meaning that government…

Book critics resign due to lack of racial diversity
Two emerging book critics chosen by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age as part of an arts criticism initiative have stepped down…

NGA faces staff redundancies
Starting with a call for voluntary redundancies, the National Gallery of Australia needs to slash staff numbers by 10% for…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Adelaide Cabaret Festival's new international AD plus new board members, chairs, artistic associates, general managers and more.

Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but hikes for humanities in new uni package
The government plan provides for an additional 100,000 places by 2030 but will see the student contribution for humanities degrees…

ICYMI: The week’s top stories in the arts
Our most popular stories of the week, what’s streaming, new exhibitions, latest announcements and more!

Words without Borders: Celebrating refugee poets
Refugee poets and spoken word artists share their work online, confronting issues of racism, injustice, colonialism, blackness, and empowerment in…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
National Portrait Prize reveals People's Choice winner, recipients announced for 2020 National Regional Arts Fellowship, winners for Golden Pen Award…

Queensland announces $22.5 million arts recovery package
Described as a significant investment in the future of Queensland’s arts sector, the latest recovery package includes a First Nations…

Pre-pandemic thinking creates timely digital performance-based festival
Two-years, two venues and five new commissions – BLEED is a collaborative digital festival envisaged pre-COVID-19, where the digital is…