Deborah Stone
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Labor would abolish Arts Victoria
Labor puts arts at the centre of its election strategy with plans for a new agency focused on integrating creativity.
Australian product missing from our theatres
An analysis of Australian theatre programs shows waning Australian drama premieres, especially in state theatre companies.
Wicked makes good
Revived for an Australian tour, Wicked hits the high notes on all the major measures of a musical.
Budget: Arts face heavy cuts
The arts are among the big losers in the Abbot Government's savage budget with every corner of the sector likely…
Are you weird enough to be an artist?
Scientists have proved what artists have long feared: From Van Gogh to Lady Gaga audiences judge the artist not just…
Queensland demands arts pay their way
Queensland has launched a business-oriented cultural strategy focused on investment and measurement.
Reduce arts funding, recommends Commission of Audit
The Federal Government’s Commission of Audit released today demands efficiencies from the arts sector. It wants some arts programs abolished,…
Kylie’s dancers expected to work for free
Dancers shooting a video with Kylie Minogue in Melbourne today were told by a major US-label that there was no…
Money laundering law may trip arts fundraising
New laws aimed at preventing shady offshore financing could create difficulties for arts companies with international agendas.
Dreaming of a Padepokan for the suburbs
Every little village in the Yogyakarta district of Java has an arts facility that Australian suburbs can only dream of.