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How – and should – we separate the art from the artist? Image: Angel Sanchez on Unsplash.
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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…

The PC suggests training AI on pre-existing creative works will improve industry productivity. Image: Canva composite.
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‘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.

Comical ceramic figures depicting Aboriginal people in different uniforms.
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Best free exhibitions in Australia August 2025 – guide

From PICA’s Hatched Graduate show to 20 years of Modern art in Queensland, discover the best free exhibitions in Australia…

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The War of the Worlds review: the radio adaptation in a new Perth venue

This production of The War of the Worlds is based on Orson Welles' radio version of HG Wells' famous book.

Promotional image for Opera Australia's 2026 production of 'La Bohème'. The photo shows a young woman in white walking away from a young man, who clings to her left hand as if imploting her to stay.
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Beleaguered Opera Australia announces its 2026 season

Next year marks the national opera company’s 70th anniversary, and follows a tumultuous 12 months for Opera Australia.

A publicity image for The Street Theatre's production of 'The Chosen Vessel', a new Aboriginal Gothic play by Dylan Van Den Berg. The photo depicts an Aboriginal woman staring at the camera; a white man stands ominously behind her, disappearing into the shadows.
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What is Aboriginal Gothic? Ask The Chosen Vessel playwright Dylan Van Den Berg

Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg and Kalkadoon director Abbie-lee Lewis discuss the emerging theatrical genre, Aboriginal Gothic.

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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.

Tax reform for artists is needed. Image: Dillon Wanner on Unsplash.
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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…

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New $30,000 art prize values respect, and the worth of female artists

The Pymble Ladies' College Values Art Prize is tipped to inspire a next generation of women artists.

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The Visitor review: Rebecca Starford's novel is Queensland gothic

Rebecca Starford's The Visitor is about ghosts we can't run away from.

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