the state of the cultural nation
6 Jan 2009
Coming Soon To A Broadsheet Near You
In propagating misconceptions about the Australian film industry, media pundits are sabotaging the national conversation about screen culture, argues Dan Edwards
State Of The Cultural Nation
7 Jan 2009
Teh Interwebs: Best Mixtape Ever?
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
State Of The Cultural Nation
7 Jan 2009
The Thinking Man's Curse
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
Australia, (not the Film, not the Country) the Culture
Need a conversation starter (or stopper) over the BBQ this summer? Choose art - and know what to say
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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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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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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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The global economy might be melting faster than Greenland but not all the news is grim. Technological advances mean that democracy and citizen journalism are surging, writes Barry Saunders in a review of the year online
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For a small population, Australia has always had a healthy television industry, writes Sue Turnbull
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Carl and Roberta Williams represent the battler ideal of the Howard years: poor in cultural capital, but commendably entrepreneurial
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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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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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Carl and Roberta Williams represent the battler ideal of the Howard years: poor in cultural capital, but commendably entrepreneurial
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Why are Australians so indifferent to poetry? David Musgrave looks at how the sunburnt country values poets
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Screen clichés must dance the tango or fight a duel, argues Lynden Barber. Baz Luhrmann's Australia can't decide whether it's camp spectacular or sincere drama - and therein lies the problem
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The global economy might be melting faster than Greenland but not all the news is grim. Technological advances mean that democracy and citizen journalism are surging, writes Barry Saunders in a review of the year online
