Australia
Victorian Labor Party pledges to better support local music if re-elected
The pledge arrives as the Victoria Labor Party prepares its campaign for the November election.
The 2026 Lyon Biennale features a record number Australian artists – why now?
This year’s Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art in France showcases a high number of Australian artists, signalling growing momentum around…
To survive, Australia’s performing arts needs urgent action
The performing arts and entertainment industry is at a crossroads, but there are practical steps we can take to secure…
All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little
Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…
The 'handmade' label is no longer enough – makers must tell new stories
In this new era of AI, creatives are relying on the 'handmade' label to lure in audiences and sell their…
Vale Terry Denton, best-selling children’s illustrator and author
The Australian children's publishing world has lost one of its best known figures, the illustrator and author Terry Denton.
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 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…
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…
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…