Industry
Arts Centre Melbourne workers secure 13% pay rise after historic strike action
Workers secured a major pay and conditions settlement – could it set a new benchmark for arts wages?
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week, an Australian dance company puts its succession plan into action, announcing its new Co-Artistic Directors.
To survive, Australia’s performing arts needs urgent action
The performing arts and entertainment industry is at a crossroads, but there are practical steps we can take to secure…
ACM employees are striking for fair pay – but how, when and why can workers actually go on strike?
In Australia, there are many conditions that must be met before workers can take legally protected industrial action and go…
‘Don’t break our arts’: Victorian arts sector launches campaign to restore cultural funding
Artists and cultural organisations are calling for renewed investment, with actions planned ahead of the state election.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week, a regional gallery welcomes a new director, and a Queensland festival appoints new board members.
An opt‑out system for AI companies to access creative works doesn’t gel with Australia’s copyright laws
Forcing creatives to opt out of AI models impedes their rights under the Copyright Act, because it forces them to…
'We were right in the firing line': an extract from Elizabeth Ann Macgregor's The Power of the Real
In this extract from her forthcoming memoir The Power of the Real, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor looks back on a critical…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
This week brings leadership changes at university and regional art galleries, plus other arts sector appointments.
Theatre audiences still show up – so why do so many shows fail to make money?
The cost of wages, venues and materials keep rising with the rest of the economy, while the product of theatre…