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Arts Party to contest its first by-election
Registered in 2014, the Arts Party will stand its first official candidate in the upcoming North Sydney by-election.

Literary acclaim in the City of Literature
Melbourne flexes its UNESCO City of Literature status awarding literary acclaim and over $100,000 to local writers for the Melbourne…

Economic impact of budget cuts quantified at $1.8 billion
A new study exposes the broader economic cost of the budget cuts could be more than 15 times the official…

From Edinburgh Fringe to Melbourne Festival
Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Kath Mainland CBE, has been appointed Executive Director of Melbourne Festival.

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A new Science Gallery International in Melbourne has nabbed one of the museum sector's most high powered executives.

Students to be graded on making a song and dance
Australian students will be able to formally study musical theatre, both theoretically and practically, as of 2016.

Unveiled: Latest program announcements
New exhibitions and new seasons from around the country.

Sleeping Beauty wakes up box offices
New takes on a classic have proved a winning formula for two Australian ballet companies in 2015.

HECS-style payback mooted for arts grants
Successful artists would have to pay back government grants under a suggestion by Liberal Senator Ian McDonald.

Fifield promises NPEA decision within two weeks
Minister Fifield has taken a conciliatory approach to the sector at the National Arts Roundtable held in Sydney today.