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Shaohui Kwok & Amelia Saward: A Letter As We Exit Isolation

October 29 - Opinion, Photography, Visual Arts

As Victoria gradually moves out of restrictions that seem to have lasted forever, let us think about this as a celebration of our perseverance, and our innate nature as human beings to be ever adaptive to the environment...

A litany of losses: a new project maps our abandoned arts events of 20...

October 28 - Creative Industries, Opinion

There was a time when artists imagined and planned work for 2020. For some, years had gone into the planning. But, as we know, everything scheduled from the middle of March had to be cancelled. Some events may be schedul...

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My best worst film: Pink Flamingos – ‘one of the most vile, stup...

October 27 - Film, Opinion

While some may know John Waters through his family friendly Hairspray (1988) – adapted into a stage musical in 2002 and back to the screen in 2007 – many know him as the Prince of Puke, the King of Bad Taste ...

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When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums

October 21 - Creative Industries, Heritage, Opinion

Heritage has significance. It’s evident in the furor over the mid-year beheading of Christopher Columbus statues in the US and the spraying of graffiti on Captain Cook statues in Australia. It’s also there in the popular...

How toy pianos went from child’s play into classical concert hal...

October 17 - Music, Opinion

A child’s toy may seem like an unlikely candidate for the classical concert hall. Around the world, however, thousands of musicians gather every year for festivals, conferences and concerts dedicated to the toy piano. Ex...

‘Parts of life will be damaged forever’ – arts worke...

October 13 - Creative Industries, Opinion

The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 restrictions have left many with little or no income. Thi...

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Like the care economy, arts and culture are an opportunity missed in t...

October 7 - Creative Industries, Opinion

If a week is a long time in politics, a year’s an eon. The 2019-20 budget announced a regal return to surplus, with a “fundamentally sound” Australian economy at 2.75% growth and unemployment under 5%. Low interest rates...

The Boys in the Band: once banned in Australia, this pre-gay liberatio...

October 6 - Film, Opinion

The Boys in the Band, a remake of a 1970 film based on a 1968 play, has arrived on Netflix with little fanfare. The film tells the story of Michael, a Hermés scarf-loving, Manhattan-dwelling gay man who is hosting a birt...

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