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Beyond benchmarks: what matters in Australian culture
Why have we turned culture's value into something to be scaled, measured and benchmarked?
Full circle: Tasdance’s new Artistic Director on coming home to Launceston
Almost two decades after leaving Tasmania, Adam Wheeler returns with an enriched skill set. He talks about telling stories, rejecting…
Your guide to the Miles Franklin shortlist
In the lead up to the Miles Franklin award, announced this Sunday at the Melbourne Writers Festival, here's a closer…
Sculpture of avocado on toast offered for 'mere price of an average house in Sydney or Melbourne'
Avocado Toast: the reality sandwich by Julia and Ken Yonetani has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Woollahra…
#shareyourrejection is exactly the hashtag we need right now
Creatives on twitter demonstrate the reality of rejection in the arts, sharing their failures to reveal that for many, success…
Where is the great Australian opera?
It is vital for the health of opera as an art form that new Australian work is both presented and…
You don’t have to be wealthy to give
'Start now,' is the message when it comes to philanthropy and creative partnerships. Make it part of your DNA.
Marieke Hardy on making art anonymously
From public figure to anonymous creator and back again, Marieke Hardy stepped into the public sphere as Artistic Director of…
New study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
Research shows that when employees can’t concentrate, they tend to communicate less. They may even become indifferent to their coworkers.
When literature takes you by surprise: or the case against trigger warnings
The strong emotional connections and resonances of literature can happen at any time.