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Back images of Meanjin. Image: Emma Sutherland.
Opinions & Analysis

I was the Archives Editor at Meanjin – its closure is baffling

As Archives Editor, Emma Sutherland had ‘read everything’ in Meanjin's past, but was unprepared for its troubled present.

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke: a middle aged white man with grey hair wearing a suit standing spotlight against a dark background. In this article, Burke discusses arts policy and Revive.
Opinions & Analysis

What Arts Minister’s press briefing reveals about policy evaluation

Digging in to Federal Arts Minister’s recent media briefing points to some of his policy evaluation preferences.

Meanjin. Image: Canva. Publisher: MUP.
Opinions & Analysis

Meanjin's value? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money

Meanjin has an extraordinary record for contributing to public debate on matters important to the social fabric of Australian life.

Two women looking at art and chatting at an art fair. Sydney Contemporary.
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Was Sydney Contemporary a sales success? The numbers are in

It was always going to be tenuous this year, but was Sydney Contemporary a reflection of a struggling economy, or…

Image of a green art fair display with an ox holding up some paintings. Sydney Contemporary
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ArtsHub's verdict on Sydney Contemporary art fair’s hottest stands in trying times

This was always going to be a different art fair, staged in a flagging economy, but the changes were unexpected.

Steven Schick. Image supplied.
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Art shouldn't make us afraid: my three principles for healthy artmaking

Percussionist, composer and author Steven Schick makes a case for optimism in art ahead of his upcoming Australian residency.

Meanjin's closure will leave a hole in Australia's literary ecosystem. Image: Ashlyn Ciara on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Meanjin: bean counting misses the intangible value of reading and imagining

The closure of Australia's second oldest literary journal Meanjin contradicts Melbourne's stance as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Man in blue shift balancing out money with stacks of coins. Arts funding Create NSW
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A look at the outcome of Create NSW’s inaugural 2-year funding round

Create NSW’s highly anticipated inaugural 2-year funding round has landed – and the news is mixed.

Fallout from the Bendigo Writers Festival continues. Image: Kristina Flour on Unsplash.
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Bendigo Writers Festival: when risk management becomes censorship

The unfortunate situation at Bendigo Writers Festival over the weekend is yet another example of cultural leadership failure.

The Bendigo Writers Festival has had to cancel several of its sessions. Image: Matthew Henry on Unsplash.
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Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over code of conduct

At a time when journalists are being permanently silenced by Israel’s genocidal forces, it is incomprehensible that a writers’ festival…

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