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The opening night of Hibberd's final play, 'Killing Time' at the Carlton Courthouse. L-R: John Timlin, Jim Daly, Jack Hibberd, Don Bridges, Evelyn Krape. Photo: Courtesy of Don Bridges.
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Vale Jack Hibberd – great Australian playwright and author of Dimboola

Jack Hibberd, the author of 'Dimboola' and one of Australia's best known and most prolific playwrights, has died.

Christopher Hillier, Sky Ingram, Anna Dowsley and Nicholas Lester in modern resort lounge gear sitting and standing on steps on production of Così fan tutte.
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Opera review: Così fan tutte, Her Majesty’s Theatre

State Opera South Australia’s 'Così fan tutte' features a musical ‘six of the best’.

Having a self-employed partner can significantly reduce your life satisfaction. A couple hold hands, but stare in opposite directions, as if each needs something different to the other.
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Married to the job? How having a self-employed partner might be hurting your happiness

The pressures of self-employment can have a significant impact on one's partner, writes Hassan Kalantari Daronkola.

A muscular person, naked from the waist up and facing away from the camera, dances on a reflective floor. He wears a long white dress which swirls out around him and contrasts dramatically with the black background and dark, polished floor. The image illustrates On the Move, a weekly column detailing Australian arts sector appointments and resignations.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

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Career Advice

Roadmap to Success – Learning Module 1, Finding Your Success

The final video in this first module, offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The Big Idea in…

Wildlife Illustrator Peter Schouten. A black and white photo of an elderly man wearing slim glasses and a shirt on a digital gold background with the text 'so you want my arts job?'
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So you want my arts job: Wildlife Illustrator

Peter Schouten has been a freelance wildlife illustrator for five decades, with the depiction of prehistoric animals being his speciality.

The top part of a golden nib. Writers looking for side hustles, like copywriting and manuscript assessment.
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5 side hustles for writers

Are you a writer who needs to make some extra income on the side? Here are some ideas that may…

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Accidental poetry should be all around us

Imagine stumbling into poems in unexpected places as you go about your day.

Two panels. On the left is a man with white hair and sunglasses and a black shirt standing in front of a landscape. In the right is a cover of a book with 'Beam of Light' and 'John Kinsella' in white font against an image of a heron standing in a multicolour oil slick.
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Book review: Beam of Light, John Kinsella

John Kinsella creates characters who are intensely, recognisably human in his collection of short stories.

Two panels. On the left is a photo of author Stephen Downes, a man with salt and pepper hair, a white shirt, and dark jumper. On the right is the cover of this book, with 'Murals' in black font against a background of cherubs painted on the walls and ceilings.
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Book review: Mural, Stephen Downes

A charming psychopath beguiles with his anecdotes.

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