AustLit

'Sydney cultural centre Carriageworks has been forced to call in administrators due to coronavirus.' 

'I planned a breezy backstory about a gentle, warm wind of an Australian Story about beloved he-might-be-a-Kiwi-but-we-think-of-him-as-our-own actor Sam Neill.'

'When coronavirus restrictions shut down production of most Australian television shows, it plunged the sector into a crisis that industry leaders are warning could affect how much viewers pay for entertainment in the future, and whether the next McLeod's Daughters or Secret Life of Us is ever made.' (Introduction)

'There's an urgent question that's slightly sidelined in the new Australian film Hearts and Bones — it involves the ethics of representation, and whether an outsider has the right to depict someone else's trauma.' (Introduction)

'Theatres and art galleries around the country are on high alert after the NSW Government decision to withhold an annual grant from Australia's biggest multi-arts venue, Carriageworks, forcing it to appoint administrators.' (Introduction)

'We may be entering the dreaded third quarter of isolation, when things start getting a bit weird and a little too much to bear.'

'In 2012, musing what the future might look like for his children in the age of climate crisis, cartoonist Pat Grant conceived a world where harvested algae is a commodity worth more than gold, Kevin '07 campaign t-shirts are archaeological treasures, and a plague is decimating the population's migrant have-nots.'  (Introduction)

'For 55 years, 12 episodes of a hit science-fiction TV show, The Stranger, sat in the ABC's film vaults, catalogued, preserved, and largely forgotten.'

'For 35 years, Rampaging Roy Slaven and HG Nelson have parodied the tired tropes of sporting commentary with equal parts venom and affection.' (Introduction)

'Life is slowly beginning to come back to some degree of normalcy in many parts of Australia, with easing restrictions seeing cinemas open again and a trip to the pub in sight.' (Introduction)

'Hannah Gadsby isn't here to teach you about autism, but there are things to learn if you are willing.'