Policy
Artists building barricades against Trump
In difficult times, artists have more power than we think to influence the direction of politics and society.
The arts could revive our still-born national identity
We need the arts if Australian identity is to be anything more than pallid myths of self sacrifice and chest-thumping…
Trump's win shows why we need the arts
President Trump is not the outcome of voters' dispassionate assessment of self-interest. The arts and humanities teach us that is…
Can the arts free itself from Stockholm Syndrome?
The arts bureaucracy has captured artists with its own mechanistic view of the world. Like David Bowie and Madonna we…
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The national regional arts conference Artlands was launched yesterday with a power trifecta using the occasion to launch new programs…
Western Australia launches new vision for the arts
Strategic Directions 2016-2031 is Western Australia's first long-term vision for the arts and culture sector.
The truth about The Red Pill
Censorship, rape culture, feminazis, chauvinazis. As the accusations fly we present the facts about the decision not to screen The…
Minister defends education cuts
The Minister for Education has received many protests from the arts sector after cutting the number of tertiary arts courses…
Opera companies face major overhaul
One company should be put on notice, another bumped up and $24 million should be injected into opera, recommends the…
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.