Australia

Book Review: My Name Is Monster by Katie Hale
Hale’s debut novel is an examination of power and changing mother-daughter relationships.

Book Review: See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
Hill’s must-read book combines detailed research, candid testimonies and an incisive analysis of how abuse perpetrators and victims think.

Review: Julian Rosefeldt: In the Land of Drought, NGV (VIC)
A surreal, visually arresting meditation on the future of our planet.

Shop smarter: how to buy books and music
What can you do as a consumer to support a living wage for artists?

'Who am I if not a dancer?'
Many dancers face the end of their stage careers by their mid-30s. What options do they have when they retire…

What’s next for Australian dance?
As Ausdance National closes, Colm O’Callaghan reflects on the National Dance Forum, contemplating Indigenous practice and investigating future advocacy.

Australian writing has a blak past and future
Looking at Australia’s literature and publishing sector, Karen Wyld suggests how it could better support First Nations writers.

New advisory group for NSW funding future
Create NSW announced its new Artform Advisory Boards attempting to establish a representative group to consult on funding. ArtsHub looks…

Review: Life of Galileo, Belvoir (NSW)
Belvoir’s fresh and captivating production transposes Brecht’s play to a contemporary setting that wrestles with climate change and our place…

Acclaimed actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies
The sudden death of the beloved Indigenous actor last Sunday in Edinburgh, Scotland, was confirmed by her ‘devastated’ family today.