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No award: writers on the Vogel prize kerfuffle
Australia’s literary sector has been critical of the decision not to award the Vogel in 2019.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Mission Songs Project receives International Touring Grant, Adelaide Festival celebrates most successful year to date, ACMI wins GLAMi award, plus…

Our top reads for modern libraries
Paying a nod to Libraries & Information Week, we delve into the archive for the most popular stories on the…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Researchers appoint to shape think tank, new board members for Circus Oz, Vitalstatistix and Terrapin, and more job announcements.

Roadmap leads museums and galleries away from colonialism
The Australian Museums and Galleries Association’s new First Peoples roadmap provides clear direction on improving Indigenous engagement and employment.

Sure, promise me an artist fee - then not pay me
32 artists affected by the Biennale of Australian Art (BOAA), band with NAVA to expose the unpaid contracts.

Board member with limited arts experience takes key Black Swan role
The abrupt announcement that board member Danielle Norrish will replace Natalie Jenkins as Executive Director of Black Swan State Theatre…

New winter festival to replace White Night and Melbourne Festival
How will the combined festival – with its added focus on tourism and business – impact artists?

ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
From unpaid artists to Election policies, Museum Week wisdoms, coups in the festival sector, and grant rounds announced ... it's…

Vale Dean Cogle
The Gold Coast artist was farewelled by a tight-knit creative community just days before his retrospective opened at HOTA, leaving…