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Imagining 2030: A New Approach sets the horizon on a national cultural policy
The need for a national cultural policy has long been touted as critical for the arts to be better valued…
ArtsHub’s 2021 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman predictions
112 artists vie for this year's Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Who will win Australia's most prestige gongs? We offer…
Theatre that challenges ideas of Muslim Australian identity
When playwright Lur Alghurabi and ActNow’s CEO Yasmin Gurreeboo didn’t see Muslim Australians on stages, they created their own production.
Craig McLachlan and workplace respect (from the archives)
McLachlan was accused of indecent assault in 2014 so the state’s previous laws were applied to the case. But what…
A budget that risks flatlining our culture?
The arts got a passing reference in the Budget speeches this week but Esther Anatolitis couldn't see a vision for…
The 2021 budget must think big and reinvest in the social capital of ideas
The cash splash of the COVID-19 recovery budget should be used to place arts and creativity at the centre of…
Will the arts be talked up or down in the budget?
Ahead of the COVID-19 recovery budget, Esther Anatolitis looks at the narrative on the Creative Industries and what it might…
Fletcher’s ‘significant re-imagining of the arts’ falls short
Additional arts funding has not been equitably allocated, and the government has continued to ignore cultural workers not eligible for…
How art intervenes in an emergency
An artistic inquiry into disaster preparedness is in its last days and David Pledger thinks it has much to tell…
An overnight comedy success after nine years work
Comedian Chris Ryan was as surprised as anyone to find herself nominated for best newcomer at this year’s Melbourne International…
