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Opinion
features

ARIA rule changes send a message of reassurance and warning to artists

New rules on generative AI in music send a welcome message to artists, writes composer Alexis Weaver: music will remain a thoroughly human endeavour.

August 31, 2026
News, Opinion
features

Cultural participation is up, survey reveals

Creative Australia’s National Arts Participation Survey shows conclusively that Australians value culture. Policymakers should do likewise.

August 25, 2026
Opinion
features

Dementia care: Re‑envisioning the role of music

Rather than “tackling” dementia with music, how can we better capitalise on its unique potentials as a resource for well-being and quality of life?

June 17, 2026
Opera, Opinion
features

Do people still care about opera? An insider raises some doubts

Timothée Chalamet's controversial comments and a new book by Caitlin Vincent, Opera Wars, lead Peter Tregear to ponder what (and who) is opera for?

April 2, 2026
Opinion
features

AI is not the enemy: Why resistance risks holding us back

Does the framing of AI as a threat place limits on our thinking about a technology that may prove meaningful and constructive in creative practice?

March 24, 2026
Opera, Opinion
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Home to Roost

Guy Noble has had enough of the abusive men who populate opera and would love to see a few rewrites.

March 23, 2026
News, Opinion, World
news

Bandcamp bans AI in new guidelines

Steaming platform Bandcamp's new guidelines reject all forms of AI-generated music in an effort to put "human creativity first".

January 15, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opinion, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

The 2025 Limelight Recording of the Year

Amid fierce competition, a relative rarity has carried off the top prize.

November 24, 2025
Opinion
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Vocal Appliances

As the world becomes ever noisier, Guy Noble admits he’d like a bit of peace and quiet in the kitchen and department stores – particularly at Christmas.

November 24, 2025
Opinion
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Clapped Out

After a recent European tour, Guy Noble ponders the delicate balance of accepting applause and the awkwardness of excessive curtain calls.

September 22, 2025
Classical Music, Opinion
features

When it comes to classical, there’s no ‘enough’

One remarkable day at the Sydney Opera House reminds us that we shouldn't underestimate the public's thirst for classical music, writes Alexander Briger.

September 12, 2025
Opinion, Theatre
features

Limelight: Looking forward to 2050

We're celebrating our 250th issue this month. Rather than look back, we've asked leaders in the field to imagine what Australian theatremakers might be presenting when we publish Limelight #500.

August 12, 2025
Opinion
features

Creative Australia’s Venice Biennale backflip

The reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi's invitation to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale is more than a symbolic reversal. It is Creative Australia's chance to restore trust, argues Samuel Cairnduff.

July 3, 2025

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