Australia

New board members join Melbourne Writers Festival
A senior staff member from the ANZ Bank and a museum director join the literary Festival's Board.

Mojo
A fascinating world which lingers with you, whipped up by the language and curiously effete masculinity of the teddy boys.

Managing Carmen
When the volatile manager of a football club is confronted by his star player wearing a dress, he is more…

Without independent artists the major arts bodies will die
The arts sector needs to accept responsibility for the inequity on which its success is achieved and not blame it…

Opportunity lost but Asia remains important
Adelaide Festival Centre will continue its leading Asian/Australian cultural engagement despite losing all Federal support.

Artists need to be at the developers' table
Art can be central to urban change but artists need early consultation and reasonable expectations to make a difference.

Pioneering centre brings cultural opportunity to Timor Leste
The establishment of a cultural centre in rural Timor Leste aims to benefit the community beyond creation and performance.

South Australia’s got talent
Joint winners have taken out the Flinders University Young Playwrights Award.

Why this toilet won a top design award
A bathroom sink, toilet and tap beat off cars, jeans and even a clothes peg to take out the top…

Drawing ambition blooms at last
After a decade of trying, an Australian artist has won an important specialist drawing award.