Local Plays For Local Stages?
There’s been a polarising, and often vitriolic, debate in the past weeks across the Australian…More
Tagged: culture
We Haven't Spoken For All Languages
When I began research for my doctorate 12 years ago, there were 40 speakers of…More
So Real You Can't Afford It
My iPod is packed with thousands of songs I’ve never listened to by bands whose…More
Flea Market Ethics
In the six months leading up to December 2009, indie-femme magazine Frankie recorded the biggest…More
Where There's A Niche, There's A Market?
With the 2010 Sydney Festival in full swing, and the Festival State’s season about to…More
The Fine Art Of Diplomacy
Australia’s international cultural profile is not something many at home tend to think about. Given…More
Around The World In One City?
My blog, 52 Suburbs came about when I was scouting for a new photographic project.…More
Eternal Misfits
Whenever I explain my relationship with zines, I find myself re-telling the story of how…More
Stephen Conroy: Defender Of Local Content?
Earlier this week, the Federal Government released two separate and important documents about Australian culture.…More
Your Cultural Policy Has Expired
There’s a line in Plumbum, my favourite novel by Australia’s greatest novelist, David Foster, which…More