Opinions & Analysis
Lionel Shriver and your inner bigot
Political correctness isn't strangling creativity – it's just inviting us to be aware of our inner bigot.
Why feminists should pay attention to Men's Rights Activists
Men's Rights activists claim feminists have too much power. Censoring them feeds into the anger and hate.
Creative arts skilling will suffer
The Government should be discussing skill needs with the industry, not blindly cutting education loans.
Minister defends education cuts
The Minister for Education has received many protests from the arts sector after cutting the number of tertiary arts courses…
Australia is shattering its creative future
The cutting of selected programs for VET help it is indicative of Australia's aversion to creative pursuits.
Dissecting the Dylan Nobel controversy
Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature has been variously described as an inspired choice, a thoughtless slight to real writers or…
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.
The Banksy irony
An art exhibition that's the definition of cool, the Banksy show is also an ironic comment on commercialisation in the…
Why the Efficiency Dividend wreaks havoc on cultural organisations
Touring programs have been cut, staff shed, research discontinued and hours contracted. That's not efficiency it's decimation.
The best friend you haven't noticed
Artists without Technicians are naked people standing in the dark trying to emote. Technicians without artists are…at the pub.