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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 11-17 August 2025
New award opportunities, commission for Queensland playwrights and grants up to $80,000.

The Productivity Commission just advocated for theft and I'm f**king livid
The arts sector is united in rage at the Productivity Commission's new 'Harnessing Data' report.

Separate the art from the artist? It’s not nearly that simple
A few questions you can ask to help you navigate the perennial moral dilemma: can we separate the art from…

‘Creative theft’: arts and screen bodies respond to AI proposals in PC’s 2025 report
The MEAA, AWG, APRA and more say the Productivity Commission's AI suggestions will legitimise theft.

Pro-Palestinian protests censored: how theatres and literary communities respond
Debate about pro-Palestinian support, and censorship, is growing in the arts amid mass public protests and a readers and writers…

Arts Queensland reveals recipients of Organisations Fund: more money, same players
Arts Queensland's latest round of the organisations fund represents an essentially unchanged landscape for the next four years.

Sydney Sweeney is the new 'it' girl: redefining star pressure in 2025
Sydney Sweeney's 'it' girl status builds on producing work, savvy business deals and self defined fame.

YouTube youth ban: how Australia’s new rules could reshape kids’ content creation
Australia’s YouTube youth ban will make the country one of the strictest markets globally for underage social media.

OnlyFans for Australian artists: Lil Tay’s $1 million scandalous splash
Lil Tay’s OnlyFans windfall prompts Australian artists to weigh both promise and pitfalls.

You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…