Policy
Reviving successful pre-election lobbying
Anyone who doubts the capacity of arts lobbying to make a difference should take a look at Western Australia.
Controversial shtick raises questions on artists’ childcare
A trick played on audiences at a current show prompts a high stakes argument about arts, kids and equity.
MONA to create Truth & Reconciliation Park
Australia is dotted with cenotaphs but the wars on our own soil have gone unrecognised, until now.
Last tango with ethics
Revelations this week about the filming of The Last Tango in Paris raise broader issues for the ethics of hoodwinking…
New independent think tank for the arts
Three major philanthropic organisations will join forces to support an independent body promoting the value of the arts.
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
A prominent mural in Bondi Beach celebrating renowned Indigenous Rights activists has been whitewashed – literally.
Arts org wins as human rights leader
Arts and social change company Big hART has been awarded the Tasmanian Human Rights Award for Organisation of the Year.
The gutting of a national treasure trove
The serendipity of hearing something unexpected, which happens on radio but not in a self-curated podcast ecology, is crucial if…
$17 million investment sought in upcoming budget
The South Australian arts sector has delivered an ambitious plan to support the state’s small-to-medium arts organisations, individual artists, and…
Silencing 'other' artists is a political act
Cutting $200 million from the arts in Australia and diverting much of the remaining to "high arts" such as ballet…