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National day of action to be held this Friday
Artists and arts workers across the country are mobilising to highlight the fact that the arts matter to Australia.
Sydney Sings hits a flat note
Illness of Executive Director blamed for festival’s sudden postponement just seven weeks out from opening.
Multiculturalism honoured in Queen's Birthday list
The top Queens Birthday Honours that cite arts went to a philanthropist and a multiculturalism advocate, not artists.
Darwin Festival to go ahead despite political ruckus
Despite recent dramas, including the dismissal of the Board and the appointment of a statutory manager, the 2016 Festival will…
Regenerating regional arts
Regional Australia may be dry and dusty but the cultural landscape has a vitality that demonstrates the power of culture…
Greens expand arts policy
New Centrelink and superannuation plans to help support artistic careers have been added to the Greens' policy platform.
Greens use theatre to sell politics
Indie company The Cutting Room Floor have collaborated with Senator Scott Ludlam to create six short plays based on Greens…
Coalition fails to deliver arts policy
Labor and Greens presented their election platforms at this week's National Debate but Arts Minister Mitch Fifield ducked and wove.
Darwin Festival placed under administration
The future of Darwin Festival is in doubt with the NT Government dismissing the board on Wednesday.
The new cultural cringe
The ingrained assumption that work made by regional companies is of poorer quality than metropolitan productions needs to be fought.