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Arts boosted in NSW budget
The NSW State Budget has delivered funding for key cultural infrastructure and continuing support for local arts organisations.

Two Sydney art schools set to merge
Next year Sydney College of the Arts will fold into UNSW Art and Design, and conversations with NAS are in…

East coast companies dominate 2016 Helpmann nominations
Only a smattering of works from SA and WA have been nominated, and none from the NT, while Matilda the…

On the move: latest appointments and resignations
A new principal artist at The Australian Ballet, new board members for the Wheeler Centre, and a new AD at…

PM flubs arts question on Q&A
Malcolm Turnbull struggled with the facts when asked about arts funding on Monday night.

Inspire60: Wesley Enoch
VIDEO: Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch shares what inspires him in difficult times.

25 no-nonsense habits for creatives
Can habits really improve our creativity? No-nonsense approaches to dealing with procrastination and self-doubt by writers prove useful for all…

SA arts sector celebrates 'new' funding and theatre redevelopment
$7.7 million has been returned to the state's arts budget, while a $35 million upgrade for Her Majesty’s Theatre has…

Brisbane dances to a new tune
A new dance festival in February 2017 will provide a new stage for contemporary dance in Queensland and tough competition…

Smaller parties come to the arts policy party
With the Nick Xenophon Team and even the Pirate Party boasting arts policies, the Coalition’s silence on the subject is…