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Musicians are reporting low ticket sales for gigs that end up costing them money to play – before 11th-hour turnarounds that bring out huge crowds. But is such a risky ecosystem something bands want to deal with?

Only 8% of the top 10,000 artists streamed in Australia in 2024 were Australian, an analysis in a Creative Australia report finds

This week, Martu writer Karen Wyld had her A$15,000 blackwrite fellowship withdrawn – just hours before the (cancelled) ceremony at State Library of Queensland, where she was to receive it for a fiction manuscript on the Stolen Generations. The Queensland arts minister, John-Paul Langbroek, and premier David Crisafulli had directly…

Robert Morgan is expected to be replaced by the First Nations playwright and creative director Wesley Enoch

Flat Earth: Stolon Press, which was called off after Sabsabi was dumped as Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale, will now open on 29 May

Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld

These seven architects hope to show First Nations design and connection to Country at the world’s most prestigious architecture exhibition

Costings announcement follows the high-profile withdrawal of artist Khaled Sabsabi’s appointment as Australia’s Venice Biennale representative

Letters from staff expressed ‘complete lack of confidence in your ability to lead this organisation effectively’ and fears over participating in external inquiry

Artist Khaled Sabsabi has suffered personally and professionally since Creative Australia rescinded his commission for the Venice Biennale, his gallerist says.

In an exclusive interview, Khaled Sabsabi blames Creative Australia for ‘dismantling’ his career; concern over Chinese language influencers on social media