Australia
12 underrated books in 2024 by PoC you need to read
A dozen books by Australian PoC writers to read and to gift.
Parrtjima to return with a timeless glow in April
The Light Festival’s 10th anniversary brings back favourite events plus a musical surprise.
This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings indicate crisis across sectors
New findings illustrate that Australia's creative workforce is in a critical shape, facing recruitment and retention issues.
Book review: The Truth about my Daughter, Jo Skinner
An exploration into the power dynamics and emotional upheavals of one family.
La Mama's Festival of Mother Tongues
The festival celebrates diverse languages in a theatrical showcase of multilingualism.
Book review: The Belburd, Nardi Simpson
A lyrical, multi-stranded novel about connection to Country.
Opera review: Lucia di Lammermoor, Her Majesty’s Theatre
Much darkness and just a little light in State Opera South Australia’s revival of Donizetti's grim tragedy.
Exhibition review: Nusra Latif Qureshi: Birds in Far Pavilions, Art Gallery of New South Wales
An exhibition that references and utilises past practices to reflect on current preoccupations.
Theatre review: Waiting for Godot, The Street Theatre
A powerful take on a 20th century classic of the Western theatre canon.