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Arts leaders protest missing freedoms in OzCo Act
Arts industry leaders say the new Australia Council Act fails to protect freedom of expression and leaves key cultural sectors…
Time to have your say
A city’s culture is its heart and soul. Take away its culture, and you’re left with everything that is boring…
Do we need so many arts administrators?
Funding spent on management can't be spent on creating work so why are arts administrators such a key part of…
Amazon continues to cannibalise book industry
Amazon swallowed up book enthusiast site Goodreads last week, raising concerns over the monolithic e-tailer’s ongoing monopolisation of book industry.
Rich brain, poor pocket? Welcome to the class
Where do you fit in the new class system? A British study has exposed the power of cultural capital to…
Birds with Skymirrors
Artists take inspiration from anywhere, and create beauty, emotion and provocation. For Lemi Ponifasio that inspiration was frigate birds.
Hayman Kent
Hayman Kent performs as part of ‘The Comedy Zone’, in this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
You can do but can you teach?
So you think teaching is an easy stop-gap when you can't earn enough from your art. In fact, it's a…
China to create $800m tax-free culture hub in Beijing
An $800m arts and entertainment Freeport is set to open in Beijing in 2014.
The Chipolatas
The Chipolatas perform as part of the Comedy Club for Kids and The (Very) Big Laugh Out in this year’s…