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Bookseller harassed as alt.right reaches Australia
A bookseller who declined to stock Milo Yiannapoulos's book has been subject to a stream of abuse that highlights the…

Lucrative opportunities in arts research collaboration
A recent report showed that Australia was at the bottom of the list when it came to business-university collaboration. The…

George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones
A well-researched unauthorised biography of George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones.

Arts studio call-out for Western Sydney
Be part of a $400,000 Making Spaces Initiative in Western Sydney – it could be the studio collaboration you’re looking…

On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Emerging Writers' Festival Artistic Director announced, plus Creative Director joins Melbourne-based publishing platform, and the Turnbull Government appoints a new…

10 artists who use water as their medium
Making a splash, these contemporary artists challenge the gallery’s white cube and create a conservator’s nightmare, but people love to…

The Homosexuals, or 'Faggots'
Declan Greene’s latest comedy – a farce about political correctness and contemporary gay life – is slightly off-kilter but still…

Shakespeare’s body shaming confronts Melbourne
Being cast as a ‘lump of foul deformity’ is strangely liberating for Kate Mulvany. Bell Shakespeare is equally innovative off…

Why the Sydney Opera House is a little overcooked
Sure it's iconic. But there is a reason we complain about acoustics and argue over rennovation of the Sydney Opera…

Taking the show on the road: the logistics of touring
For a touring production, every sequin, wig and set is packed, tracked and shipped around the country.