Opinions & Analysis
Boycott call prompts questions about self-publishing
Art dealer Beverly Knight has called for a boycott of a monograph by collector Pat Corrigan. We investigate the line…
Why the arts drives economic growth
South by South West has the wisdom to recognise that it's not just technology that drives economic growth – the…
Beyond Sorry: colonial oppression on Australian stages
A new body of Australian theatre explores White Australia’s guilt and the darker recesses of the non-Indigenous psyche.
An artless budget
The Abbott Government has trashed the principle of arm's length funding free from political interference, argues the Opposition.
Red tape driving the Aboriginal art market offshore
Australia's protectionist law is pushing trade in culturally significant Aboriginal Art overseas and weakening the local market.
Small-to-mediums struggle to survive Brandis raid
The loss of $104.8 million from the Australia Council threatens many small arts companies with extinction.
Arts Funding: Why It's Unwise to Cut Off Your Arm
Principles of arms-length funding are being sacrificed to a 'trickle down' approach the Federal Government would not countenance in other…
A budget without a policy is directionless
Two entirely separate funding entities disbursing the same combined pot cannot be adding to ‘efficiencies’ so what is the Government…
Budget 2015: What the AusCo cuts mean for you
The principles of independent arts funding are under threat as the Budget foreshadows the greatest shake up since the Australia…
Is it time for Madama Butterfly to flutter by?
There is a spectre haunting Opera Australia: the spectre of growing irrelevance.