Policy

Theatre Network protests curriculum
If the National Curriculum goes ahead in its current form students may never see a live production or learn drama.

Creative recovery: an inspirational success story
Her experience in Christchurch after the earthquakes showed Steph Walker why arts matter so much to community.

Impact investing for culture
The arts can benefit from creative new investment structures including microfinance, business incubators, loans and capital funds.

A place for patriotism
The arts articulate identity and there’s a place for some healthy nationalistic partisanship in that role.

Queensland's independent scene fights on, wounded
A year after devastating funding cuts savaged the sector, Brisbane's independent scene is still fighting but some have fallen.

Is arts advocacy working?
The arts industry needs to be less polite and more strategic when it comes to lobbying for sector interests.

Election for the arts
The Victorian state election offers genuine choices and arts policies that acknowledge the transformational power of arts.

Victorian election: arts winners will depend on ballot box
The Coalition is touting 'excellence', Labour 'creative industries'. The result will have direct funding implications for four major projects, the…

Moneybag: latest money news
Artists with disability, regional art galleries, and Adelaide's mainstays are celebrating financial wins this week.

Festivals fight for independence
Festival directors around the country have reacted with concern to the proposed merger of Adelaide Festival and the Adelaide Festival…