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The best Australian plays of the 21st century.
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The Melbourne Theatre Company is too woke? Go back to sleep

Nobody benefits from disparaging words and lazy critique – certainly not those of us working in the arts.

Can we have fewer books published? Image: Gaman Alice on Unsplash.
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In 2026, can we please have fewer books published in Australia?

Publisher and all-round book lover Terri-ann White thinks too many books are published and rails against the cult of the…

You write like AI ... Image: Vadim Mityushin on Unsplash.
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You write like AI, people think it's AI generated—what should you do?

AI writing can be obvious, repetitive and obvious, leading to a tapestry of issues for human writers—let's delve into this…

The front door of Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, with Nathan Beard's 'Floral Histories' installed. The portico of a Victorian-era building flanked by two old-fashioned lamp posts; floral artworks are visible in the windows on either side of the portico.
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20 years of Arts House: reflecting on where it all began

The founding Artistic Director of Arts House takes a look back at the early days of Melbourne’s home of contemporary…

Victoria's Minister for Creative Industries the Hon. Colin Brooks MP speaks at the launch of La Mama Theatre's 2026 program on 27 October.
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La Mama 2026 and beyond: reflect, reconnect, relaunch

La Mama reopens after a year of reflection and reconnection, doubling down on ‘complete artistic freedom’ and committing to staging…

Northeast Party House play the UOW Uni Bar as part of Great Southern Nights 2025. The photograph , taken from the side of the stage, shows the alt-electro dance band's members playing live with a university student crowd dancing and enjoying the gig visible in front of the stage. The photograph illustrates a story on AI copyright advocacy.
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Anatomy of a campaign: What the AI copyright win teaches us about collaborative advocacy

Nicholas Pickard of APRA AMCOS takes us behind the scenes of the major AI copyright campaign and finds many lessons…

woman with dark hair in black dress, smiling and giving speech in gallery. ADC
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With ADC’s forced closure, CEO reflects on ambition and legacy

CEO Lisa Cahill reflects on Australian Design Centre in the wake of the organisation’s announced 2026 closure.

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We've achieved a successful AI copyright ruling – but 'significant' advocacy is still needed

The CEO of the Australian Publishers Association welcomes the recent TDM ruling, which upholds authors' copyright in the training of…

Readers and Writers Against the Genocide group photo in May 2025. Image: RWAG.
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Why I started Readers and Writers Against the Genocide (RWAG)

'As a literary community, we trade in creative freedom, free speech and the contestation of ideas,' says RWAG founder Aviva…

access and inclusion: a photo of a group of young people in the their late teens and early twenties standing in a crowd watching a music concert against a black background.
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Arts students with disability faced harsh odds 40 years ago – what’s different now?

The Executive Director of one of our largest disability arts organisations, DADAA, identifies positive changes in tertiary arts training, but…

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