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Facing the wasteland of Australian arts

Facing the wasteland of Australian arts

When artists can’t survive in a place making the art they want to make, they leave for a place where they can. 

Can we really flip the story on the climate crisis?

Can we really flip the story on the climate crisis?

2040 director Damon Gameau sees the election as a "failure of storytelling". One side failed to sell their vision — for the country and the environment.

Bungled books and matters of fact

Bungled books and matters of fact

In a week littered with literary inaccuracies, the question needs to be asked: why are so many authors getting away with sloppy research?

The time has come: Midnight Oil captures the left's post-election anger

The time has come: Midnight Oil captures the left's post-election anger

Midnight Oil's first show since 2017 reflected the anger of the left — past, present and future.

Finally, some decent arts policy! But who actually cares?

Finally, some decent arts policy! But who actually cares?

Labor’s proposed boost to arts funding comes after a decade of declining public support. Funding isn't the only problem the sector faces.

Labor shoots for the glory days of arts policy

Labor shoots for the glory days of arts policy

Art is ultimately about symbolism, and Labor delivered it in spades this weekend.

Is the war on piracy over?

Is the war on piracy over?

Five years ago, piracy was seen as the death of all content creation. Now, it's almost an accepted reality of success. Can this last?

Eight Lives: a pacy medical thriller

Eight Lives: a pacy medical thriller

"A smart, sophisticated thriller that explores power, class and prejudice, Eight Lives will keep you engrossed until the last page." — Affirm Press

Remembering Les Murray, Australia's gift to the world

Remembering Les Murray, Australia's gift to the world

He was a poet who reached across the aeons to Homer, yet he lived in a land which has never willingly taken a single poem to its heart.

The charade of silence in a nation of noise

The charade of silence in a nation of noise

The dignity of private reflection has never been the case for us on Anzac Day. The silence I would like to afford the dead was shattered from the start.