Trends and Analysis
Sydney Biennale faces Transfield boycott threat
A Sydney academic has called for a boycott of the Sydney Biennale, reports Ben Eltham. Why is he calling for…
QTC Board censors Campbell Newman joke
The Queensland Theatre Company's board has censored a line about Campbell Newman in their current production. Ben Eltham reports.
Major appointment for VCA & Melbourne Conservatorium
A distinguished British arts scholar will direct research at Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Building but not breaking the glass ceiling
Research reveals women in architecture are paid less and unlikely to make it to the top. But the profession is…
Why ANU rethought private music tuition
A pure diet of one-on-one-music teaching is expensive, narrow and open to abuse, argues the man who oversaw its controversial…
Will the New South Wales alcohol scare lock down Sydney's music scene?
Venues and musicians are worried that tough new alcohol restrictions will devastate Sydney's live music scene. Ben Eltham reports.
Theatre unearths Australia's shame
We need theatre where history fails: 'Black Diggers' shows Australians as the lesser Anzacs.
Does the arts have a drinking problem?
The arts cannot escape the politics of alcohol, writes Ben Eltham.
Scacchi out, Whyte in at STC
A back injury forces a last minute casting change for Travelling North.
New Year's resolutions for the arts
Lose weight, learn a language, be nicer: standard resolutions have a new meaning in the world of the arts advocate.