Opinions & Analysis
95% of artists miss out on copyright payments
A new survey shows that only five per cent of artist publishing their work online receive copyright royalties.
Good for lawyers, bad for creators
The Productivity Commission's proposed changes to book licensing would mean less money for writers, composers and fillmakers but not lawyers.
Budgets fall in Australian screen drama sector
Screen Australia’s annual drama expenditure analysis suggests that budgets are well below average, just as audiences embrace content.
Wikileaks reveals IP deal but what does it mean?
Will the intellectual property agreement just exposed by Wikileaks really make any difference to Australian producers or digital creatives?
Arts policy for audiences not artists
The basic problem with the current 20th century arts funding model is that it remains producer- or artist-centric, rather than…
No tears but some anxieties as Fifield replaces Brandis
Reaction to the demise of Senator George Brandis as Minister for the Arts has been widely celebratory but will the…
New Cabinet: Fifield inherits the empire
Senator Mitch Fifield gets the double whammy of Communications and Arts, and inherits a world of sorrow.
How to create a disability action plan
Diversifying both audiences and the artist base can be helped by an effective disability action plan.
When is National Arts Week?
The fact that Australia does not have a National Arts Week is a glaring absence in our national calendar.
What's STEM without the flower?
Education’s hottest topic is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) while the subjects that teach us human values are undervalued.