Television
Appointments and departures this week
A major international appointment, the departure of top arts bureaucrat and an addition to a major state theatre company board…
Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale confirmed for 2015
Landmark Australian Pavilion given the go ahead after government commits to $1 million in funding.
NSW Arts and Cultural Policy gets into gear
Not to be left behind federal and local politics, the state of NSW is gearing up to announce a landmark…
From writing copy to red carpet
Award-winning playwright behind Jersey Boys and The Addams Family tells us what writers can learn from advertising, listening, exercise and…
How to make friends and influence people at EWF
We speak to the new Emerging Writers' Festival director about staying up late, yoga, literary rockstars and the importance of…
A billion bucks from teacher handouts
Writers, publishers and artists have received almost $1 billion of copyright payments from educators since the Copyright Agency was founded…
Booki.sh without the books
Booksellers will lose out as Australian innovation Booki.sh, swallowed up by a US corporation, decides it will no longer sell…
Overseas performers agreement close - but only for some
Actors Equity is close to agreement with the subsidised theatre sector over overseas performers but no comprehensive deal is on…
Arts Centre Melbourne to acquire national opera archive
Opera Australia has agreed to donate a portion of its archives to Arts Centre Melbourne for foyer audiences to enjoy.
The copybook of copies: Fabulous Follies, Frauds and Fakes
Robert Baines' latest book is a wonderful antidote to the pomposity that sometimes replaces scholarship in the high art discourse.