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Commentary
From its early days, Neighbours reinforced stereotypes of white Australian heteronormative suburbia. But it also evolved to push boundaries around representations of gender, sexuality and feminism.
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Design
Australia’s chronic affordable housing shortage is planting an inter-generational time bomb. We look at some historical and contemporary social housing projects that could pave the way for increased public and private investment in this space.
A major rethink of the value of art and culture is needed to redress the lasting damage caused by Australia’s culture wars. Justin O’Connor argues that the first policy step should be divesting from the idea of ‘creative industries’ and instead aligning the arts with public services like health, education and welfare.
A new scheme in the Republic of Ireland provides a compelling model for supporting Australian artists in a way that would have a positive impact on individuals, the arts and the broader community.
In this week’s podcast: Culture clash. Is arts funding in Australia broken and what can be done about it?
Has Australia got arts funding all wrong? Join InReview and Light for a series of forums on important topics affecting the arts and artists in South Australia beginning with the key question of funding.
Last week’s federal budget continued the trend of declining government support for Australia’s written culture, with literature entrenched as the poor cousin of the arts.
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Commentary
Fringe CEO Heather Croall responds to criticism of a Fringe-commissioned economic study that has become central to the festival’s argument for more government funding.
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Commentary
Two press conferences held within hours of each other on the first day of the Adelaide Fringe have been widely commented on in the local media. However, beneath the sensationalist headlines lie two issues: how do we value arts and culture, and how do we make arts and cultural policy?
As conversations about literary representation evolve, so does the Stella Prize. Five of the 12 authors on the tenth Stella Prize longlist are Indigenous, one is non-binary, and genre – including poetry – is in the mix.
Hossein Valamanesh was a civic poet who believed in art as a force for bringing people and ideas together. Lisa Slade sheds light on two of the late Adelaide artist’s beautiful works on display in the Art Gallery of South Australia.
From his first film roles in the 1970s through to recent times, David Dalaithngu’s impact as both an actor and leader was far-reaching, writes Professor of Indigenous Studies Bronwyn Carlson: ‘He was an actor who could not be constrained.’
Now is the time to reinvent Australia’s arts and culture policy and practice to focus on its public value rather than doubling down on economic arguments, write two experts involved in a national conference in Adelaide this month that will address the crisis the sector is experiencing and explore a bold new agenda.
Adelaide loves to tout its global ‘liveability’ accreditations, and lately we’ve embraced aspirations to be a ‘Well City’ and a ‘National Park City’ – but how are we actually delivering on this much-celebrated reputation?
