Opinions & Analysis
Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ – but are they living up to their goals?
Should our leading arts companies take a stand more often?
On the referendum and intersectionality...
Now that Australia has voted, what's next? And how did the Voice to Parliament referendum differ from the postal vote…
Activists will tell you that trans roles should go to trans actors – I disagree
When a certain children's author is played by a trans performer and a trans character is played by a cis…
Mental health is a human right: we're talking about a revolution
World Mental Health Day is a chance to question the systems that undermine human happiness and creativity.
Is reading in crisis?
Outtakes from the VOLUME Symposium find that it’s time for urgent action, as national reading rates decline.
How ‘mental health’ has been reimagined in the workplace
Good mental health in the arts won’t happen until we see people with lived experienced enabled and included as leaders…
Slim pickings: the state of fatness on Australian stages
A new play in the Melbourne Fringe Festival aims to make the world a little bit fatter and little bit…
Boys can do ballet too
Ballet dancer and educational leader Gregor Thieler discusses breaking gender stereotypes in classical dance.
Are you brave enough?
The following keynote speech was delivered to The Currency Press Festival of Playwrights in August 2023.
Creating climate leadership
'If you’re not addressing climate change in your work, you’re making science fiction.'