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Author incomes halved in past 15 years
Falling book prices have dramatically reduced the capacity for writers to make a living from their work.

On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Interim director for the National Art School announced.

Art school merger is off
Sydney College of Arts will remain independent after the University of Sydney told students it was terminating the agreement with…

Four ways artists are activists
You don’t need to sew your lips together or take to the streets to make political art. In fact, your…

Ten best day jobs for artists
The right job can support and strengthen your artistic practice.

Should artists pay their taxes in art?
How can artists make a living wage? Mexico’s policy approach might offer a suggestion how.

Cheers as playwright castigates Arts Minister
Patricia Cornelius faced down Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield at a national playwrights dinner on Tuesday.

Creative Industries boom in UK (but that was before Brexit)
Creative industries have bucked the trend in Britain’s depressed economy and the Government claims the success will survive Brexit. Artists…

David Williamson on what's wrong with Australian theatre
Rip down thousand-seat mausoleums and replace them with multiplexes, says Australia's most successful playwright.

Cosi fan tutti
More plots and affairs than a Kardashian household, Mozart's Cosi fan tutti offers an insight into the intrigues of relationships.