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Spotlight on child sex abuse in entertainment industry
The Royal Commission is calling for people with information about child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry to get in…

Australia Council delivers new grants amid the storm
The Australia Council has delivered the first round of new grants, which is also the last before the Budget changes…

Kudos: this week’s winners
From a travelling visual arts scholarship, Australia's premier Jazz Awards to SAMs ceramics award, this week is a cross-sector salute…

Saving energy costs in public venues
Between keeping galleries cold enough for artworks and theatres warm enough for patrons, energy is a major expense for arts…

Abramović v Walsh, believer v sceptic
MONA’s David Walsh and artist Marina Abramović come from polar positions: she believes in everything, he in nothing. The tension…

Antony and the Johnsons support Aboriginal artists
Lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons will donate a portion of the band's fee to the Conservation Council of…

Government faces Senate Inquiry into arts funding
Labor, Greens and Independents have combined forces to pass a move for a Senate Inquiry into the National Programme for…

Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.

The keyboard is mightier than the sword
The George Brandis Live Art Experience is a satirical response to the Minister for the Arts’ abrupt reallocation of arts…

Artists converge on Canberra to #freethearts
Sector representatives from across the country will meet with the major political parties in a bid to reverse the recent…