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We need a national day for the arts
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…
Visual arts sidelined by festival culture
As "festivalisation" takes over our cities, one thing is increasingly left off the programing list – and that is the…
Writers miss out on e-book payments
When libraries lend books to the public, authors and publishers receive remuneration from the Government under the Lending Rights schemes,…
Diversity is a white word
The superficial scramble for cultural diversity is not addressing the deep causes of exclusion and the power imbalance in the…
What creative arts stand to lose from ABC RN cuts
The ABC's decision to ‘de-commission’ music, features & creative content on Radio National has far-reaching implications for Australian culture.
2016: The year of the fallout
For many in the arts, 2016 was spent coping with the outcomes of previous years of slashing and burning, but…
Controversial shtick raises questions on artists’ childcare
A trick played on audiences at a current show prompts a high stakes argument about arts, kids and equity.
Stick this in your capital and smoke it
Other countries use regional theatre as a staging post or experimental crucible but Australia is so obsessed with the majors…
The gutting of a national treasure trove
The serendipity of hearing something unexpected, which happens on radio but not in a self-curated podcast ecology, is crucial if…
Don't hang up your headphones
Streaming, live performance, merchandising and teaching are combining to give musicians improved incomes despite the challenges of new technology.
