Opinions & Analysis
How stage and screen professionals can help reduce suicides in Australia
Evidence suggests that the dramatic portrayal of suicide can impact on vulnerable audiences, including contributing to increases in copy-cat incidents…
Creatives have the power to change politics NOW
Claiming a formerly safe Liberal seat will create greater visibility for art and culture. The Arts Party head to the…
NAVA Executive Director criticises recent NSW arts summit
Esther Anatolitis offers a fiery response to a missed opportunity, saying the Arts2025 summit spiralled to a point where all…
Culture, truth and power - Asian cinema and the West
The rise of Asian international cinema is a huge, subtle topic. Here's a few quick stories to ponder.
Where to after Weinstein?
If #MeToo has taught us anything, it’s that telling better women’s stories hasn’t really changed the lived experience of women,…
Challenging messages for indy producers hungry for success
We compare several different analyses of recent low(ish) budget film success. Should we be doing anything different? Can we do…
Fighting the slaughter of arts journalism
If we want good arts journalism it may just be up to us as content consumers, not because of cuts…
Artists on film – is Australia on trend?
With the recent release of two feature films about Australian artists, we take a look at the hidden agendas and…
Children's TV - networks try same fight over and over again
From day one, the commercial television networks have fought quotas for children's TV. Here's an elegant summary.
Auntie Jack collides with Pauline Hanson
Whitlam's children confront the present, armed with Photoshop and a sense of irony.