Sydney’s supposed cultural reawakening in the city is already under way - but in its west
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Arts

Sydney’s supposed cultural reawakening in the city is already under way - but in its west

Pouring an estimated $2 billion into already-bloated eastern Sydney arts coffers will deepen the city’s entrenched arts funding inequity. Sydney will never be the global arts hub it should if it keeps promoting place over people.

  • byAndy Marks

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The stage is set for a ministry of culture in Australia
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Opinion

The stage is set for a ministry of culture in Australia

Failure to take culture seriously as a public good - particularly over the past decade - has disempowered the nation. The Albanese government now has an opportunity to articulate a distinctive cultural uniqueness.

  • byJulianne Schultz
Tsiolkas,Holmes a Court appointed to shape ‘cultural policy for the nation’
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Tsiolkas,Holmes a Court appointed to shape ‘cultural policy for the nation’

Christos Tsiolkas,Clare Wright,Janet Holmes a Court and Adrian Collette are among the seven experts who will help steer the new National Cultural Policy.

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Like severing a limb’:Authors fear for future of iconic writers’ studio

‘Like severing a limb’:Authors fear for future of iconic writers’ studio

The St Kilda mansion owned by the National Trust is considering letting a kindergarten operate in the building.

  • byJane Sullivan
New Aboriginal cultural centre to be ‘WA’s Opera House’ on the Swan River

New Aboriginal cultural centre to be ‘WA’s Opera House’ on the Swan River

A new facility expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars will showcase the state’s Aboriginal cultures on the banks of the Swan River next to Langley Park.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Rediscovering the Hamptons – and that strange way the rich go to the beach

Rediscovering the Hamptons – and that strange way the rich go to the beach

Australians view the beach as a place where everyone is equal. The same cannot be said for Americans.

  • byAmelia Lester
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‘Lazy and indulgent’:Arts minister slams previous government’s board appointments

‘Lazy and indulgent’:Arts minister slams previous government’s board appointments

Taxpayer money was thrown at Hollywood while local productions floundered under Morrison,Burke says. He notes it took massive leaks for the National Gallery to get repairs funded.

  • byKarl Quinn
Australians could learn from the Japanese way of being naked
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Opinion

Australians could learn from the Japanese way of being naked

When do we become one of those women in a public change room,who carelessly expose their naked bodies for all to see? Why do we feel such shame for being in our natural state?

  • byEmma Sullivan
If you literally cannot handle people using this word ... read on
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Opinion

If you literally cannot handle people using this word ... read on

Teenagers,Google,the Kardashians – literally,who do we blame?

  • byKate Burridge
Human sculpture keeps footballers in suspense at the NGV

Human sculpture keeps footballers in suspense at the NGV

A spectacular mark re-created in the form of AFL players suspended by ropes inspired conversations about AFL’s role in society.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Once more with meaning:the great language divide

Once more with meaning:the great language divide

When it comes to the English language,the same objects can produce key misunderstandings between Americans,Brits and Australians.

  • byAmelia Lester