Australia

Anything Goes
There’s something more shocking than a hint of stocking in this otherwise note-perfect nautical romp.

Legacy trumps a trend: APT8 and performance art
Tired of performance art? APT8 moves beyond the recent hype surrounding performance art and turns to the region for historical…

Bunyips and Dragons: Australian Children’s Book Illustrations
Bunyips and Dragons shows that children’s book illustrations can be artworks in their own right.

Moneybag: latest money news
Regional artists and organisations are the recipients of funding across the country.

GST changes may not deliver for books and music
The Treasurer is moving to introduce GST on items bought online but will the threshold be low enough for books…

Get fracked: Call for Darwin Festival to drop Santos sponsorship
Santos' links to fracking in the NT have prompted artists to call for the Darwin Festival to drop the mining…

Bali: much more than art's island in the sun
Australian art's Bali love affair isn't all romance: there is a hefty dose of politics behind the beaches.

UNESCO bid music to Adelaide’s ears
The South Australian capital is angling to join Bogota, Seville, Ghent and Glasgow as the world’s next UNESCO City of…

One door closes, another opens in Budget controversy
Submissions for the guidelines governing the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) announced in the Budget close…

Bringing new writers into the public eye
A new literary prize will support creative work by emerging Victorian writers from migrant backgrounds in honour of the late…