Opinions & Analysis
Melbourne’s changing landscape has artists in its sight
Interdisciplinary projects define Melbourne’s future, as architects and designers find more spaces for artists to work.
My life as a freelance designer
Crowdsourced design contests: friend or foe? One designer argues the case.
Unhappy families in Victorian arts sector
The lack of a Victorian arts policy is a deliberate attempt to cast a smog over funding cuts, claims the…
Creativity not ideology, action not words
Victoria Minister for the Arts argues the State investment in times of fiscal constrain is extraordinary.
Why ANU rethought private music tuition
A pure diet of one-on-one-music teaching is expensive, narrow and open to abuse, argues the man who oversaw its controversial…
The politics of envy
Travel grants got The Railway Man team, including Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, to Toronto but piqued the tall-poppy cutters.
Theatre unearths Australia's shame
We need theatre where history fails: 'Black Diggers' shows Australians as the lesser Anzacs.
London's SkyCycle bike route – elevation of the white male elite?
London's proposed SkyCycle would see cyclists elevated above the traffic in an effort to get more people on two wheels.
Design predictions for the year ahead
2014 looks set to build on the exciting work of last year when it comes to brand design.
Speaking up for the voice
The authentic Australian voice is neither Ocker nor BBC English. It's much more complex and it needs support.