Policy
ABC cuts hit a sweet note for classical sector
Plans for a new content development fund and a renewed focus on arts and the regions are positive signs say…
Labor puts arts at core of social agenda
A rallying call by the Labor Opposition has set a firm path to developing a National Arts Policy framework with…
Pollution destroying heritage-listed art
Mining in the Burrup Peninsula is having devastating effects on ancient rock art but government is protecting industry ahead of…
Arts promises ahead of WA election
While the LNP is standing on its record for regional arts, WA Labor is going to the election with extra…
Taking risks with art and technology
Robots, Pano-scopes and Sensoriums: technology has changed experience of museum and library collections for the better.
Indigenous creatives oppose Productivity Commission advice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, writers and performers have published an open letter opposing Productivity Commission recommendations on copyright.
$10 million to Australia Council won’t help the sector
The Australia Council has been forced to draw on its reserves to avoid even more devastating cuts to the small-to-medium…
Why US conservatives want to defund the arts
The Trump administration's proposal to remove US arts funding is the battle cry for another round of culture wars, familiar…
Campaign to free Manus Island artists
Performers, writers and cartoonists are mounting a campaign to free three of their colleagues trapped as asylum seekers on Manus…
You can make money on Spotify
The switch to streaming services requires musicians and the music industry to rethink how they do business but some are…