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Speak to Me heads to Brisbane
The 5th International Biennale of Media Art opens this weekend in Brisbane, the next stop on Experimenta's national tour.

Human Rights Commissioner backs artists
Commissioner Tim Wilson has revealed to ArtsHub his opposition to obscenity restrictions on freedom of expression.

A first of firsts heralds hope for artistic industries
Australia’s only financier established exclusively for creative businesses makes its first investment.

Something rotten in the City of Newcastle
A sacked director, tax troubles and public protests have not stopped Newcastle City Council pushing ahead with a restructure that…

Why we need music reform
Victoria's music industry is in much better shape than two years ago but there is still a way to go.

From mountains to molehills; tiny houses take root
Our obsession with big houses, big cars and a quarter acre block has ignited a new ‘less is more’ ideology.

Strength of Australian novelists comes to attention
The long-list for the nation’s most coveted literature award has been revealed.

Festival looks from within for the way forward
Queenscliff local and festival fan is chosen for the premier role.

Perth's Making drafts new horizons
World’s most isolated city hosts a global selection of architectural participants to draft new horizons for Australia.

Music world mourns Godfather of House
Influential Chicago DJ Frankie Knuckles died on Monday aged 59.