Opinions & Analysis
How creative writing helps teens cope with COVID
Creative writing is therapeutic for teenagers, and also shows them new ways of supporting one another.
Your vote for who controls arts boards
Arts boards are being stacked with political appointments just when they need vision and diversity, argues George Dunford.
Artists to political candidates: ‘Inspire us’
Speaking at the recent Federal Arts and Culture Policy Forum, Esther Anatolitis called on our politicians to offer policies that…
Heartstopper is the queer TV show we need right now
As LGBTQIA+ people face renewed hostility, this sweetly affirming Netflix series celebrates young queer love with humour and warmth.
Finding gay panic in writing
When author Jonathan Butler started researching his ancestor’s sexuality, he soon encountered the thorny business of outing the dead.
Election looming, so where is the arts policy?
We don’t need to wait for political parties to release formal arts and cultural policies when their unwritten policies are…
Patricia Cornelius on urgency and risk
A call to arms and a caution issued by Patricia Cornelius at the recent Australian Playwrights’ Festival presented by Currency…
How art connects the two most distant but closest nations on Earth
Helen Salmon, Director of British Council Australia, reflects on the role of art in uniting our two nations.
Temporary measures, uncertain future: Budget 2022-23
How best to imagine our future after floods, pandemic, war and more? It’s the challenge confronting electoral candidates across Australia…
First Nations drama shaping us in the 1990s
The potency of drama in the development of our national story has been greatly under appreciated, argues Professor Julian Meyrick…