Arts
Nic conquers the small screen
Justin BurkeNicole Kidman stood on stage in LA to accept her first Emmy award and immediately evoked home for her Hollywood peers.
Soaring with a Romantic’s strength
Graham StrahleUnder Nicholas Carter, the Adelaide Symphony’s performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No 4, Romantic, was one to savour.
Rape of country’s riches writ large
MEREDITH BOOTHIndonesian artist Maryanto says his landscapes are designed to intimidate audiences and make them feel dirty.
Light shone on shady Caravaggios
Tom KingtonA museum in Rome teams with fashion house Fendi to sort fake Caravaggios from the real thing.
Out of this world
The winning entries in the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed — and they’re mesmerising.
Nationalistic film airs in Sydney
PRIMROSE RIORDANChina’s Wolf Warriors II has aired in Australia at a private screening where attendees sang the national anthem | WATCH
69th Emmy Awards
Television’s biggest stars dust off their designer frocks and get suited up at the annual prize night for the small screen in Los Angeles.
Across the Celtic spectrum
TONY HILLIERGo-to flute/whistle man Mike McGoldrick and acoustic guitarist John Doyle link opposite flanks of the Celtic spectrum.
Dinner with intrigue on menu
JOHN McCALLUMWe’ve all been to dinner-party plays. But in Imara Savage’s intriguing production is something quite different.
Emmys 2017 all about women
Female-centric shows like Big Little Lies, A Handmaid’s Tale and Veep dominate the 69th Emmy Awards.
‘Mr President, here’s your Emmy…’
BEN HOYLEPolitics took centrestage at the American TV awards in Los Angeles.
APY collective goes to town with remote art
AMOS AIKMANAPY Lands artists hope to lock in recent gains with a new Sydney gallery for their indigenous works.
Dinner with intrigue on menu
JOHN McCALLUMWe’ve all been to dinner-party plays. But in Imara Savage’s intriguing production is something quite different.
Pamuk refuses to give in to fear
LOUISE CALLAGHANNobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk finds much to stimulate him in a country where sense is hard to find.
The power of illusion
Nick Park’s Aardman studio is the master of turning plasticine into engaging adventures.
Under water
Sian PowellGhosts of the Tsunami features a series of stories about a nation savagely pummelled by nature at its most brutal.
Across the Celtic spectrum
TONY HILLIERGo-to flute/whistle man Mike McGoldrick and acoustic guitarist John Doyle link opposite flanks of the Celtic spectrum.
Court in the act
JANE CORNWELLThe audience is the jury in Terror, a new courtroom drama exploring moral dilemmas of the age of terror.
At home with the Bard
EMILY RITCHIEA reimagined Globe Theatre has popped up in Melbourne and is set to delight Shakespeare fans.
OUR TEAM
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Ashleigh Wilson
Arts Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Ashleigh Wilson has been arts editor since 2011. He has been at the paper for more than 15 years in various roles around the country, including several years as Darwin correspondent. In 2006, he and Nicolas Rothwell won a Walkley award for coverage of indigenous affairs. In 2013, he signed a contract with Text Publishing to write a biography of the late Australian artist Brett Whiteley. Wilsona@theaustralian.com.au Twitter: @ashleighbwilson -
Tim Douglas
Review Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Tim Douglas is editor of Review. He was The Australian's Deputy Arts Editor from 2011 to 2013, and has worked as a reporter, features writer and editor on newspapers including The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Evening News, Scots national arts magazine The List, and the Illawarra Mercury. douglast@theaustralian.com.au Twitter: @TimDouglas_Aus -
Matthew Westwood
National Arts Correspendent
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Matthew Westwood, the newspaper's chief arts correspondent, was arts editor from 2008 to 2011. He has been writing about the performing arts, particularly classical music and opera, for two decades. He writes a column in the arts pages every Tuesday. westwoodm@theaustralian.com.au Twitter @matthewwestwood -
Stephen Romei
Literary Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Stephen Romei is The Australian's literary editor. He blogs at A Pair of Ragged Claws and can also be found on Twitter and Facebook. When pressed, he nominates Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his favourite book, though sometimes it's Moby Dick. romeis@theaustralian.com.au Twitter @PairRaggedClaws -
Justin Burke
Arts Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Justin Burke is a journalist and TV critic at The Australian. He is a graduate of the UTS, Sydney (Bachelor of Business) and the University of Sydney (Master of US Studies). He joined The Australian in 2012. burkej@theaustralian.com.au Twitter: @justinburke
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