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QTC Board censors Campbell Newman joke
The Queensland Theatre Company's board has censored a line about Campbell Newman in their current production. Ben Eltham reports.
Will the New South Wales alcohol scare lock down Sydney's music scene?
Venues and musicians are worried that tough new alcohol restrictions will devastate Sydney's live music scene. Ben Eltham reports.
Does the arts have a drinking problem?
The arts cannot escape the politics of alcohol, writes Ben Eltham.
2013 in review: a rollercoaster ride
It’s been a year of great promise and considerable disappointment in Australia’s cultural sector with the best news in a…
The national fallout from Queensland's crisis
The entire national arts sector is facing worrying reverberations as a result of the massive cuts to small and medium…
Mates and majors: how the big fish survived
In October this year, the Queensland Government slashed funding to small-to-medium sized arts organisations. In part two of a three-part…
Last drinks: In-house catering causes indigestion
Selling more drinks at interval has been seen as a guaranteed way to raise revenue for venues. But is it?
Busy Brandis faces a balancing act with Arts and AG
The new Minister for the Arts is also the Attorney-General. It gives the portfolio seniority but the Minister other priorities.
The arts under Abbott
With opinion polls favouring a Coalition election victory, what might an Abbott government mean for the arts?
Election & the arts: Weighing up the policies
Speeches by Tony Burke and George Brandis at Blacktown Arts Centre on Monday may be the closest thing we get…