Though largely unread, party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties and can help predict what the government will actually do.
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Ex theatre critic for The Australian and founder of Currency Press and Currency House, Katharine Brisbane, now 89, has issued a call to arms for the arts to be taken seriously.
Party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties, and can help predict what the government will actually do.
A new quarterly essay looks at changes in how we market Australian performing arts – but is this necessary in a globalised digital marketplace?
Australian composers have long referenced Indigenous music and culture in their works. A new platform paper suggests a more collaborative way forward.
Last year in Australian theatre a rare event took place: a sector-wide debate about the role of classic adaptations in the national repertoire. But the discussion had darker resonances and was clearly…
A broad crisis of confidence has, it seems, beset tertiary music education in Australia. Since returning from Europe in 2006, I have witnessed turmoil of often existential proportions erupt in several…
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Performance Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer Composition, Australian National University