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State Of The Cultural Nation 7 Jan 2009
by Scott Rankin
Arts funding bodies need to do more to recognise theatre that is engaged with community development so that our narratives of nationhood may also progress, argues Scott Rankin
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State Of The Cultural Nation 6 Jan 2009
by Ben Gook
Australian artists can release music on their own terms via the internet. Fans are loving it - but corporations aren't so keen. Ben Gook looks at how changes in content delivery are transforming the music industry
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State Of The Cultural Nation 6 Jan 2009
by Stephen Orr
Creativity and depression seem to be two sides of the same coin. Stephen Orr ponders the life of the artist in a society that spruiks happiness at all costs
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The State Of The Cultural Nation 5 Jan 2009
by Dan Edwards
In propagating misconceptions about the Australian film industry, media pundits are sabotaging the national conversation about screen culture, argues Dan Edwards
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State Of The Cultural Nation 2 Jan 2009
by Jeremy Fisher
Read this before you throw down your pens, aspiring novelists. Jeremy Fisher crunches the numbers on the market for Australian fiction
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State Of The Cultural Nation 2 Jan 2009
by Robert Miller
The recent slew of disastrously unprofitable Australian films suggests a disconnect with audiences. And Screen Australia's new film funding guidelines aren't going to improve matters, writes Robert Miller
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State Of The Cultural Nation 31 Dec 2008
by Robert Miller
Robert Miller wouldn't blame you if you gave them all the flick. He argues that we are wrecking our industry for the sake of some kind of falsely imagined cultural integrity
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State Of The Cultural Nation 31 Dec 2008
by John Hunter
Against the odds, independent publishers and small presses proliferate in Australia, and, argues John Hunter, they keep our literary culture alive
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