Opinions & Analysis
![Blood. An Elder Aboriginal man with white hair and beard, stands behind a young Aboriginal man with a backwards white baseball cap and black T shirt with a sunny emblem on the front.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_3814-e1700798657200.jpeg?w=310)
Our voices run through our blood…
2023 National NAIDOC Male Elder Award recipient, William Tilmouth, speaks on the referendum results, the state of youth education in…
![sad bad girls. Image is a blonde woman in green dress with white spots holding out a glass with the hand of someone out of frame pouring wine into it.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Maria-OrlovaPexels.jpg?w=310)
I’ve had enough of Sad Bad Girl novels and sensationalised trauma
I’ve had enough of Sad Bad Girl novels, but I’m hungry for complex stories about women.
![Culture. Wellbeing. Hands holding a blue drawing of a smiling face](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/shutterstock_2029247285.jpg?w=310)
Culture as a protective factor
Taking a look at developments in arts, health and well-being practice.
![Rupert Myer. Man in suit stands in front of blue wall giving an address.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Rupert-Myer-2023.jpg?w=310)
Rupert Myer calls for a Ministerial Council for the Arts
In a National Press Club Address, Rupert Myer outlines what it will take for Australia to become a ‘cultural powerhouse’,…
![Milbi Festival. image is from ‘Wajgan’s Return’ at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, a range of artworks covering a white wall of a gallery.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_3795-e1700006132828.jpeg?w=310)
Returning to Country and supporting regional arts
First Nations artists Gordon Hookey, Ivy Minniecon and curator Angelina Hurley speak about their participation in Bundaberg’s annual Milbi Festival…
![state of the arts. Image is of a man standing in front of a pillar and window next to a screen, and behind a lectern with his hands clasped in front of him. Behind him through the window is grass and a blue sky with some white cloud,](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Minister-Tony-Burke.jpg?w=310)
Tony Burke talks the ‘State of the Arts’
Federal Arts Minister, Tony Burke, delivered the Inaugural State of the Arts Oration this week at Western Sydney University. This…
![National. Image is grey stormy skies and a yellow diamond shaped road sign saying UNCERTAINTY AHEAD.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/shutterstock_577590178.jpg?w=310)
Predicting arts and culture landscape under National/ACT
While the New Zealand arts sector waits for the new government to take shape, Andrew Paul Wood explores what is…
![Accessibility. Image shows young woman with long dark hair and a light top in front of computer screen and microphone. She is looking at the camera over her shoulder. She is wearing headphones and using a wheelchair.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/shutterstock_2172306351.jpg?w=310)
Accessibility is everyone’s responsibility
Don't leave it to the people with accessibility needs to do all the heavy lifting.
![scrabble letters spelling out the word 'talent' on a wooden background.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/talent.jpeg?w=310)
Why we fail when we talk about talent
Using the word 'talented' as praise and encouragement devalues hard work, skill and learned ability. We need to use better…
![Mob Image: Shutterstock. Illustration of two black side profiles against a green background. One figure has its eyes covered and another has its mouth covered.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/shutterstock_365751773-e1698806761450.jpg?w=310)
Are you an imposter?
Mob are allowed to ask respectful questions about where you come from and who your people are. This is so…