Opinions & Analysis

Why artists don't have kids
Childlessness is often regarded as a necessary sacrifice for a creative career, especially for women.

Screen Australia gets real with diversity agenda
Screen Australia opens up another front in its campaign to change the makeup of the creative sector.

Tim Flannery on originality in the digital age
An exhibition of digital art prompts an environmental scientist to question the changing meaning of artistic creation.

Screen NSW has disappeared: why it matters
Pioneering change maker Screen NSW has been dissolved into Create NSW to be and subsumed under the new minister. Is…

Arts transcend transgender monsters
Literature and film have shifted from demonising transgender people to attempts to understand them and represent them positively.

We need a national day for the arts
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…

Diversity is a white word
The superficial scramble for cultural diversity is not addressing the deep causes of exclusion and the power imbalance in the…

What creative arts stand to lose from ABC RN cuts
The ABC's decision to ‘de-commission’ music, features & creative content on Radio National has far-reaching implications for Australian culture.

Why feminists should pay attention to Men's Rights Activists
Men's Rights activists claim feminists have too much power. Censoring them feeds into the anger and hate.

'Commutainment' rules the Millennial market
Self-made YouTube vlogs are creating a revolution in the control and distribution of entertainment.