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Pushing Miranda off Hanging Rock
A Melbourne artist has challenged the dominant myth of Hanging Rock by raising uncomfortable questions about actual losses and traumas.
How to succeed in Generation Slashie
Working in multiple roles – for instance as a writer/actor/director/producer – is increasingly common but the multiple satisfactions come with…
No pathway for disabled actors
If a casting director needs to cast an able-bodied actor to play a disabled character much of the blame lies…
Vale Russell Kiefel
The much admired actor, whose work embraced film, stage and television, passed away on Sunday.
Student loans cut to creative courses
Circus arts, acting and jewellery-making will no longer be eligible for student loans as the federal government focuses on higher…
Coalition fails to deliver arts policy
Labor and Greens presented their election platforms at this week's National Debate but Arts Minister Mitch Fifield ducked and wove.
Labor boosts funding in new arts policy
One month out from the federal election the ALP have launched a new arts policy which promises to undo the…
Remembering Alan Rickman
The British actor has died aged 69, surrounded by family and friends.
Slow but steady progress at Collingwood arts precinct
The former TAFE college in Collingwood has received a $2 million basic upgrade, but the site is far from being…
Remembering the Man
A new Australian documentary about the life of Tim Conigrave and the 15-year love affair that inspired his memoir Holding…