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Daniel Boyd's art overturns accepted white Australian history

Daniel Boyd's new solo exhibition at AGNSW not only interrogates Australia's colonial history but transfers First Nations knowledge to audiences.

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Tony Burke’s double portfolio is what the arts need

Tony Burke is the first Federal Minister to hold the pairing of Ministry of Arts and Workplace Relations, a unique…

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Why opera companies should explain themselves better

Peter Tregear argues more needs to be done to help opera audiences contextualise the art form beyond the vocal spectacular.

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John Kinsella on creative collaboration

The complexity and rewards of co-writing poetry across oceans and cultures.

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How Eurovision helps define Europe’s boundaries (and why Ukraine will likely win)

Robert Deam Tobin gives a geo-political context as to how Ukraine’s 2022 entry could be heading for Eurovision success.

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Australia needs universal basic income for artists

Ireland has recently instituted a new scheme to pay artists an universal basic income, here’s what that would look like…

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We need more time to experiment and fail at work

Creativity and innovation will flourish if staff are given more time to imagine and experiment, argues Maroš Servátka.

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Libraries around the world safeguard Ukrainian culture

Librarians and libraries across the world play a role in preserving and sharing Ukraine’s cultural history.

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What makes a perfect book review?

What are the rules of reviewing books? Ronan McDonald looks at the thorny cultural landscape of the contemporary criticism.

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Vale The Saints' Chris Bailey

John Willsteed pays tribute to Chris Bailey, a 'gentleman with the mad soul of an Irish convict poet’ and acknowledges…

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