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Why Actor Marta Dusseldorp Says the Arts Are Vital for Our Coronavirus Recovery,
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'When arts power couple Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear started Archipelago Productions last year a global pandemic was not among the potential hurdles they considered.'
- The Little Book, Portnoy's Complaint, That Changed Censorship and the Pioneer Activist Who Says We Should Still Be Concerned, single work column
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Australian Authors Share Their Hopes for Life After COVID-19, from Social Justice and Mindfulness to Women's Work and Biosecurity,
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'While we're not exactly sure when and how this pandemic will end, things are slowly beginning to return to a semblance of normalcy in Australia.'
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Mystery Road Offers a Different Model for Police Shows in the Age of Black Lives Matter,
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'In early June, American reality TV show Cops was cancelled after 32 seasons. Live PD, a similar show, has since been canned.'
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Arts Industry to Receive $250 Million Coronavirus Rescue Package from Federal Government,
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'Australia's arts sector will get access to $250 million worth of grants and loans under a COVID-19 recovery package unveiled by the Federal Government.'
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Australian Writers Ponder Future Ravaged by Climate Change, Pandemic in Speculative Fiction Anthology After Australia,
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'Sydney 2050: Circular Quay has been overrun by mud-encrusted ibises, the city's skyscrapers are mostly underwater, ferries rot in the harbour, and the Sydney Opera House's iconic sails are tipped sideways.' (Introduction)
- Netflix Has Quietly Removed Four of Chris Lilley's Shows, but It Didn't Go Unnoticed, single work column
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For The Assistant, Filmmaker Kitty Green Gets beyond the #MeToo Headlines to Expose a Toxic Office Culture,
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'There's a pivotal, and chilling, moment in The Assistant — the acclaimed new movie by Australian filmmaker Kitty Green — in which Jane (Julia Garner, Ozark), the entry-level underling of a New York studio mogul, visits the company's human resources director, concerned that a young female colleague has become the latest victim of her predatory boss.' (Introduction)
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Hunt for Missing Archibald Prize Entries Uncovers a Winning Painting That Has Not Been Seen for Decades,
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Note: Posted 2 June 2020.
