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Why sustaining an arts career is so hard
Arts jobs can be exhausting and precarious. How do we find decent work, asks researcher Kate Power?
Taking a creative journey with Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive, writes Sonya Suares.
Why local engagement is key in repatriating cultural artifacts
Community-based initiatives in culture and heritage help break down colonial power structures at home and abroad, say Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown and…
Landscape photographers reinvented the colonial project in Australia
Colonial Australia was a product of vision and imagery: literally developed through chemicals, glass and light, says Jarrod Hore.
Poetry helping us understand the climate crisis
Poetry allows us feel the full emotional impact of climate change, says Cardiff Metropolitan University's Christina Thatcher.
Why outdoor theatre must continue post-pandemic
Exterior spaces re-shape storytelling itself, argues UK playwright and academic Steve Waters.
Exhibition review: Wilam Biik
An empowering exploration of connection to Country, reviewed by Kim Kruger.
How artists make climate change accessible
Artists do more than simply tell us there’s a problem: they can make complex scientific reports accessible and tangible, say…
Parliamentary inquiry gives us a plan for a plan
Julian Meyrick and Justin O'Connor analyse the recent release of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the arts.
Away at 35: Michael Gow's masterpiece
Gow's much-loved play is a reflection of a grieving Australia, writes David Burton.