Victoria
What’s in the VIC budget for the arts?
Money for cultural infrastructure, First Peoples touring and engagement, live music and the screen sector was included in the 2022-23…
Opera review: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
A classic 90-year-old opera still has topical currency.
Exhibition review: Helmut Newton: In Focus
Showcasing the life of the man, as well as his photography, in a stylish and pensive tribute.
Theatre review: #NoExemptions
Survival of the desperate and the cunning in a dystopian world.
Theatre review: The Heartbreak Choir
A love song to the power of community by the late Aidan Fennessy.
Comedy review: Nicky Barry, It's What She Would Have Wanted
A loving (and hilarious) tribute to a friendship of boozy hijinks and smoking dhurries.
Exhibition review: Aeon Resurrection
Always a little dark and sinister, forever provocative and captivating.
Viewing a city through 123 diverse lenses
PHOTO 2022 is revitalising Melbourne CBD (and beyond) with a showcase of installations, exhibitions and walking tours from over a…
Comedy review: Matt Harvey, Wage Against The Machine
Making chuckles out of the not- so- funny realities of being a casual wage-earner.
Comedy review: Lizzy Hoo, Who Cares?
A gentle trawling of her own and her family's quirks and peccadilloes for laughs.