Opinions & Analysis
Creativity not ideology, action not words
Victoria Minister for the Arts argues the State investment in times of fiscal constrain is extraordinary.
Why ANU rethought private music tuition
A pure diet of one-on-one-music teaching is expensive, narrow and open to abuse, argues the man who oversaw its controversial…
The politics of envy
Travel grants got The Railway Man team, including Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, to Toronto but piqued the tall-poppy cutters.
Theatre unearths Australia's shame
We need theatre where history fails: 'Black Diggers' shows Australians as the lesser Anzacs.
London's SkyCycle bike route – elevation of the white male elite?
London's proposed SkyCycle would see cyclists elevated above the traffic in an effort to get more people on two wheels.
Design predictions for the year ahead
2014 looks set to build on the exciting work of last year when it comes to brand design.
Speaking up for the voice
The authentic Australian voice is neither Ocker nor BBC English. It's much more complex and it needs support.
The future of NGA's stolen Shiva
What should galleries do when collected works turn out to be illegal exports? The answer could cost the NGA and…
New Year's resolutions for the arts
Lose weight, learn a language, be nicer: standard resolutions have a new meaning in the world of the arts advocate.
Building a better world: can architecture shape behaviour?
In 1966, a British planner called Maurice Broady came up with a new term for the architectural lexicon: architectural determinism.