Opinions & Analysis

Banning books and rewriting history is no longer a dystopian future
What can we do when the dystopian future becomes the dystopian present?

Mr G returns: why artists still cringe and relate
Chris Lilley's satirical version of a drama teacher, Mr G, has resonated with Australians for more than two decades. But…

The cultural value of craft: how craft communities strengthen regional identity
Practising a craft is about so much more than providing an income stream; it's about resilience, connection, regional identity and…

The fall of drawing and the rise of photography
Applying Sir Isaac Newton’s 17th century Third Art Law, could the rise in photography be at the fall of drawing?…

Opinion: How the Greens will support artists and the creative sector
One in a series of arts-related opinion pieces from the major parties prior to next weekend's Federal Election.

Opinion: Reviving Australia’s arts and culture
One in a series of arts-related opinion pieces from the major parties prior to next weekend's Federal Election.

It's time to take neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disability seriously
What lens are we using when we talk about visual art made by neurodiverse artists or those with an intellectual…

4 Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway … or not
What is the status of the four major new Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway around the country?

10 things I learned from selling eight million books
Success as an author can be as simple as learning these 10 succinct lessons.

Stop censoring artists: perceptions and strategies
Whatever branch of the arts you're in, the treatment of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino is censorship and must be…