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AI and artists. Image: Kyle Head on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

AI and artists: will anyone care when human creativity is usurped?

Perhaps the scariest thing about AI and artists isn’t that it will do creators out of their jobs but that…

The secret diary of an Australian arts freelancer. Image: Onischenko on Unsplash.
Features

The secret diary of an Australian arts freelancer, aged 46¾

Being an Australian arts freelancer can be lots of fun, right? Well, yes, kind of, but ...

Image: Zoshua Colah on Unsplash. First Nations.
Features

First Nations intellectual property vs AI: culture, consent and the fight to stop scraping

Artists warn that data‑mining proposals and AI tools risk copying First Nations styles without consent or payment.

man in white t-shirt holding open wallet with no money. Poverty line artists
Opinions & Analysis

‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line

Did artists feel the recent indexed wage increase? No. They largely remain on the poverty line. And this week’s speculated…

Arts Minister Tony Burke.
News

Copyright & AI: Arts Minister Tony Burke pledges to protect artists’ rights

In a wide-ranging speech touching on AI and copyright, the Arts Minister Tony Burke reaffirmed his opposition to the Productivity…

A dynamic photograph of a b-girl breaking, illustrating ArtsHub's weekly On the Move, column, which summarises recent arts sector appointments from across Australia.
News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A group of Star Wars figures with one figure of a sad clown out of place. Productivity Commission AI
News

Arts Law not shy in criticism of Productivity Commission report on AI

Favoring a lack of AI regulation over economic output, the Productivity Commission’s recommendations puts artists at risk.

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News

Creative Australia backs new creative health initiative

A new two-year creative health initiative from Creative Australia targets wellness and loneliness.

A figure with curly red hair and tattooed arm looking down. Opportunities and awards.
News

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 11-17 August 2025

New award opportunities, commission for Queensland playwrights and grants up to $80,000.

The Productivity Commission ... IMage: Holden Sheppard by Mark Flower.
Opinions & Analysis

The Productivity Commission just advocated for theft and I'm f**king livid

The arts sector is united in rage at the Productivity Commission's new 'Harnessing Data' report.

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