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Opinions & Analysis

Culture is the beating heart of climate justice

Artists are a critical part of the fight for climate justice, argues activist and founder of the global 'artivism' movement…

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The next national cultural policy must put artistic freedom before ‘social cohesion’

It's now a familiar phrase in the arts, but social cohesion must not unseat the commitment to freedom of expression.

Executive Director of Arts Northern Rivers Rosie Dennis in Lismore. Photo: Christine Sharp.
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Rosie Dennis on her first 100 days at Arts Northern Rivers

Highly respected creative director Rosie Dennis is back on home territory as Executive Director for Arts Northern Rivers. She talks…

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Federal Budget 2026-27: Opposition, Greens and A New Approach assess arts funding

The Shadow Arts Minister, the Greens and arts think tank A New Approach add their responses to the 2026-27 Federal…

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Opinions & Analysis

We need a National Cultural Policy that backs working writers

The public consultation for the next national cultural policy is drawing to a close. Author Jennifer Mills shares her own…

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Federal Budget 2026-27: the arts sector responds

No shocks but few real surprises for the arts in the Albanese Government’s 2026-27 Federal Budget.

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Opinions & Analysis

Drafting the next national cultural policy: 6 critical strategies for our sector

As the Australian Government updates the Revive National Cultural Policy, Kate Larsen argues the new version needs to walk the…

Iconic Victorian company Snuff Puppets has had its annual funding of $112,000 cut by Creative Victoria. Pictured is the Snuff Puppets' popular character Skullie, 2020. A person dressed in a skeleton costume sits at a wooden desk in an old hall. Racks of puppet parts and costume are stored behind it.
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Victoria’s new Creative Industries Minister must reverse arts cuts

Victoria's Shadow Minister for Arts and Creative Industries, the Hon David Davis MP, says the state’s new Creative Industries Minister…

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Young people need more than footy ovals – it’s time to invest in culture

What would happen if young people had the same access to live music as they do with sport, wonders Kate…

A scene from WA’s Black Swan State Theatre Company’s 2023 production of 'Things I Know To Be True'. Actors l–r: Caroline Brazier, Laura Shaw, Kaz Kane, Emma Jackson, Humphrey Bower and Will O’Mahony. Photo: Daniel J Grant.
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Major WA arts companies welcome early state funding announcement

The WA Arts Minister has released key components of the state's arts funding plans for 2026-27, though details are still…

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