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Ballkids at La Mama Theatre in 2024. Photo: Darren Gill.
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Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide

Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.

Dead as a Dodo. Photo: Erato Tzavara.
Interviews

Dead As a Dodo descends into the underworld: ‘That's what puppetry brings – an easy way in’

Arriving this week at Brisbane Festival, the international hit Dead as a Dodo uses puppetry to draw audiences into a…

Dion Mills and William Lonsdale in Luke. Photo: Cameron Grant / Parenthesy.
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Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises

A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…

Striking workers outside Arts Centre Melbourne. Photo: MEAA.
Features

ACM employees are striking for fair pay – but how, when and why can workers actually go on strike?

In Australia, there are many conditions that must be met before workers can take legally protected industrial action and go…

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Industry News

‘Don’t break our arts’: Victorian arts sector launches campaign to restore cultural funding

Artists and cultural organisations are calling for renewed investment, with actions planned ahead of the state election.

Naveed Farro, The Palace (2025–2026). Installation view, NEW26, ACCA. Photo: Carmen Zammit.
News

ACCA's landmark commissioning series is back, as NEW26 showcases the next generation of artists

NEW26 spotlights seven artists from around Australia in Melbourne’s leading contemporary art space.

Peter Denham, the new Director of the Rockhampton Museum of Art. Photo: Supplied.
Industry News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week, a regional gallery welcomes a new director, and a Queensland festival appoints new board members.

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Analysis

An opt‑out system for AI companies to access creative works doesn’t gel with Australia’s copyright laws

Forcing creatives to opt out of AI models impedes their rights under the Copyright Act, because it forces them to…

Nadine Browne, author of Gone Guru. Photo: Tashi Hall.
Interviews

5 questions with… Nadine Browne, author of Gone Guru

When Joyce Carol Oates said her memoir was a 'dead baby', Western Australian author Nadine Browne took that sting of…

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Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 21 to 27 September 2026 include funding, studio space and a chance to join the dance program at…

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