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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.

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'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.

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…

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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…