Writing and Publishing
Ten Days on the Island changes name and focus
The biennial state-wide festival will henceforth be known as the Tasmanian International Arts Festival.
Melba defends direct funding from Brandis
The Melba Foundation says there was nothing devious about a direct funding grant bypassing Australia Council peer review.
Art in the raw
The work presented at This is Not Art is risk-taking, experimental, and sometimes unfinished – and that's what makes it…
The book on reviewing male and female authors
For the first time the Stella Count compares not only how many books by men and women are reviewed but…
A queer Feast for Adelaide
Olympian turned cabaret artist Matthew Mitcham, legendary performer Carlotta, and trans icon Buck Angel feature in this year’s Feast program.
Will this be 2014's most successful Australian novel?
The WA Premier's Literary Award has gone to a novel that is stacking up the plaudits.
Creative accounting: an unexpected career path
Deloitte is one of the Big 4 accounting firms, home to the world's top number crunchers. But with a background…
The art of football
With the AFL and NRL grand finals almost upon us, we examine the allure sport holds for artists across all…
UN investigates intellectual property law
The United Nations is conducting a special investigation into how intellectual property law affects the right to enjoy culture.
Petra White: A Hunger
Those who have not yet discovered this contemporary Australian poet will be delighted by her haunting and luminous reflections.