Writing and Publishing

The Steven Marshall Plan: We speak with SA's Premier
Adopting a measure of austerity in his first year to plan for a rich future, SA Premier and Minister for…

How to get your finances in order
This is the bit of making a living from art that nobody likes to engage with – the finances.

IWD19: How can we achieve better balance in the arts?
We ask a cross section of women in the Australian arts sector how they respond to the theme of this…

ICYMI: this week's arts news in brief
Opera Australia announces unique concert, Australian Museum upgrade given green light, funding boost for Vision Australia’s library services, and more.

Why Victoria needs a real Centre for Youth Literature
Since the State Library of Victoria has "retired" the Centre for Youth Literature, Mike Shuttleworth argues that we should look…

Book Review: Exploded View by Carrie Tiffany
The strange and dangerous psychological space Tiffany inhabits focuses on small details that make up the whole.

On the Move: Latest appointments and departures
New Board members at Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Writers Festival’s new CEO, Arts House announces new GM, and more.

Book Review: What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume
Guillaume's debut YA novel chooses to uplift rather than shoot teenagers in a barrel. And that's laudable.

Facing the truth: ‘We remain a colonised country’
In her keynote speech at the Fair Play Symposium, First Nations curator Genevieve Grieves analyses what it means when we…

An Aboriginal perspective on political correctness
It’s not funny to us – First Nations writer Angelina Hurley takes an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humour.