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drawing of a woman at desk with a small child working on computer with easel nearby. Parenting in the arts.
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Parenting in the arts: NAVA sets some workplace rules

NAVA is updating its Code of Practice to include ethical and professional guidelines of inclusive practices for artist parents.

Trauma narratvies have dominated recent literary prizes. This is a black and white image showing a young person looking downward.
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Trauma narratives dominate Australian literary prizes – why?

Trauma narratives are everywhere in Australian literature – but surely they're not the full story?

A woman with grey plaits escaping from under a pink bathing cap stares at the camera. Behind her, sitting on the steps of the Newcastle Ocean Baths or standing nearby, are three other actors dressed for a swim or the beach. The ocean and sky meet behind them, in this publicity photo for 'Meet Me at the Baths' at New Annual Festival.
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New Annual Festival celebrates Newcastle places and stories

New Annual Festival Director Tory Loudon discusses highlights of her 2025 program.

black and white professional portrait of woman with text 'so you want my arts job'. Head of Public Engagement.
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So you want my arts job: Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement, QAGOMA

As Head of Public Engagement, Tamsin Cull is the force behind QAGOMAs Children's Art Centre. She talks about her arts…

A young girl is holding the hand of a toddler girl. They are walking towards some picture books.
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20 pub quiz literary questions – the children's and young adults' literature version

So you tried the general literary quiz and the OzLit variation, here now is one devoted to children's and YA…

A woman looks up a dark cliff face, an example of pleasure pilgrimages in Tasmania.
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Pleasure pilgrimages: why artists are seeking ecstasy, not just inspiration

From Tasmania to Alice Springs to Portugal, pleasure pilgrimages are redefining the role of art in healing, community and collective…

At this death café, a small table is by a large window.
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Death cafés: the quiet cultural movement helping artists and communities talk about dying

Death cafés are bringing artists, neighbours and strangers together to discuss life’s only certainty – not through morbidity, but through…

A view from above as someone handwrites into a notebook, thereby avoiding any issues of AI copyright.
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AI copyright crisis: Australian writers push back against AI training deals

AI copyright tensions escalate as authors challenge publishing contracts that allow their work to train artificial intelligence models.

An AI-generated photo of an entirely AI band: The Velvet Sundown.
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The Velvet Sundown: AI-generated band stirs controversy across global music industry

With millions of streams and a viral retro image, The Velvet Sundown has reignited global debate over AI music, raising…

Olivia Ansell: a portrait photograph of a smiling white woman in her forties with long light brown hair with her arms crossed in front of her, wearing a black short sleeved top standing in a light-filled white-walled room next to a window with light coming in through the window. Toronto
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Ex-Sydney Festival Director delivers first program in new Toronto festival role

Australian arts leader Olivia Ansell sends a postcard from Canada after her first months in new festival role.

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