Australia
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week brings leadership changes at university and regional art galleries, plus other arts sector appointments.
Australian film First Light submitted for the 2027 Best International Feature Academy Award
James J Robinson's First Light has officially been submitted for consideration in the 2027 Oscars.
2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards celebrate six standout Australian books
The nation's richest annual literary prize offers a snapshot of Australian literature now.
Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab: the best of the festival so far
The writers in Sydney Fringe Festival's Reviewer Lab have been busy. Here are 6 shows that have caught their attention.
Bonkers, award-winning Phar Lap musical races back for a national tour in 2027
Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical will return with an expanded Sydney season before touring Australia.
Theatre audiences still show up – so why do so many shows fail to make money?
The cost of wages, venues and materials keep rising with the rest of the economy, while the product of theatre…
Studio tips for makers to blitz the end-of-year demand
How do you manage rising costs and still ramp up studio production for the end-of-year push… and its much-needed cash…
Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week
Opportunities for 14 to 20 September 2026 include prizes, funding opportunities and the chance to become an AANT resident in…
Where did the future go? Our obsession with dystopias shows a real failure of imagination
Post-apocalypse stories like Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars have a long history – but lately they've been changing.
Patrick Brammall and Brendan Cowell on Last Seen: ‘It works in a way that we don’t expect’
For stars Patrick Brammall, Brendan Cowell and Chloe Jean Lourdes, the new thriller Last Seen is set apart by its…