Australia

Opera review: The Turn of the Screw
Henry James's classic text is reconfigured into a haunting chamber opera in this new State Opera SA production.

The Kid LAROI scoops the APRA Awards 2022
The 18-year-old rapper was honoured alongside Tones and I and AC/DC at the 40th awards ceremony.

Vale Max Riebl
The acclaimed and much loved countertenor died on Saturday, aged 30.

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…

Opportunities and awards wrap
Callouts for Sidney Myer Fellows and winners of the Australian Women in Music Awards plus 65 Telstra NATSIAA finalists announced.

Exhibition Review: Upending Expectations, Canberra Glassworks
An exhibition that pushes the reach and definitions of contemporary glass.

Concert review: Archie Roach: Tell Me Why
A night of storytelling and music by a master raconteur.

Artists to political candidates: ‘Inspire us’
Speaking at the recent Federal Arts and Culture Policy Forum, Esther Anatolitis called on our politicians to offer policies that…

Opera review: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
A classic 90-year-old opera still has topical currency.

What prime ministers’ portraits say about our leaders
It’s said that a picture tells a thousand words, but how much of our leaders’ true characters are revealed in…