Opinions & Analysis
Opinion: Is the Victorian Budget 2020-21 enough to revive our creative economy?
Victoria's Shadow Minister for the Arts, David Davis, argues that the state needs to safely increase its audience capacity in…
The 'Creative Economy' is divisive language
A panel of thinkers and academics tackled the misperceptions around the Creative Economy, and how the arts and culture sector…
Changing how the arts industry measures success
Arts organisations often forget to innovate, argues La Boite's Zohar Spatz, but they must if we're to achieve true equity…
Has digital become the new frontier for discrimination? (from the archives)
To mark UN Zero Discrimination Day we re-visit an article in which sector leaders warn about a growing discrimination across…
Drama cuts that hurt us all
Theatre has so much more to offer than economic benefits, argues Professor Julian Meyrick.
Are we funding this digital pivot the right way?
With an urgent need to monetise digital content, a panel of leaders discuss how business models need to change, as…
Where to now: Is gender equity in a good place?
From the '80s to now, artists and art historians unpack the thwarted terrain of gender equity in our museums, in…
Why is the gender pay gap in the arts so large?
David Throsby says that widespread discrimination is the most likely cause of gender-related disadvantage that female artists, across all areas…
National calls for a national plan
In the wake of 2020’s devastating impacts on Australia’s cultural life and creative industries, what’s the most important role for…
Writers represent the arts’ fragility at Parliamentary Inquiry
At the first hearing at the Parliamentary Inquiry into the arts, three writers and a literary journal editor told of…