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Category: Opinion

A National Theatre of Australia is needed, and it’s time

February 25 - Latest News, Opinion
Sociologist Max Weber once called politics “the slow boring of hard boards”. If he had been in the arts he might have added, “using your head as a drill”. Australia’s cultural agenda often feels like an endless loop of i...

Only bravery can save artists from Australia’s elite arts ‘...

February 16 - Latest News, Opinion
Our major performing arts organisations are Australian culture’s country clubs. Sponsored by a matrix of old money and old-school networks and infused with the new managerialism, the majors currently enjoy the protection...

Forget passion – unpaid work keeps fringe festivals afloat

February 10 - Latest News, Opinion
Perth’s Fringe World 2015 is currently sauntering through the Western Australian capital. Featuring more than 2,000 performers, the annual festival has perfected a blend of cabaret, circus, theatre, film and comedy with ...

Western Australian artists see things differently

February 6 - Opinion, Visual Arts
What is the future of Australia’s wealthiest state? The Conversation, in conjunction with Griffith REVIEW and Curtin University, is publishing a series of articles exploring the unique issues facing Western Australia. Th...

Was Colleen McCullough under-regarded as a writer? The next few chapte...

January 30 - Latest News, Opinion
Colleen McCullough, writer of the highest-selling Australian book, died yesterday aged 77. The novel that consumes her legacy, The Thorn Birds (1977), is one that Germaine Greer described as the “best bad book” she had e...

Taking up space: Nothing to Lose at the Sydney Festival

January 28 - Dance, Opinion
It may seem odd, and a touch ironic, that the act of taking-up-space is of concern to a fierce-fat-femme like Kelli Jean Drinkwater. Speaking about her current collaboration with Force Majeure and choreographer/director ...

How arts organisations can reap the benefits of cultural diversity

January 12 - Latest News, Opinion
Earlier this month, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that certain major Australian cultural institutions, including the Art Gallery of NSW and the Sydney Opera House, were failing to achieve workplace diversity targets...

Why cash and copyright are bad news for creativity

January 7 - Latest News, Opinion
Imagine you were asked to write a law that encouraged creativity. What would it look like? Whatever your answer, it’s pretty clear that it wouldn’t look like copyright. Which is weird, right? Because copyright is suppose...
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