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Rescuing and valuing the arts

The delay in rolling out the promised emergency package, and the disregard in the 2020–21 Budget, speaks to the Federal Government’s failure to understand the significance of arts and culture.

November 30, 2020
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Extract: Alex Ross’s Wagnerism

In his new book, Alex Ross walks fearlessly into the snake pit of opinion and, in his words, “restores the magnificent confusion of what it means to be a Wagnerian”. In this extract, he looks at Wagner, women and love.

November 23, 2020
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My Music: Damien Beaumont

The popular ABC Classic presenter discusses quitting a science degree to train as a bass-baritone, his excitement at landing a radio job, and his new obsession with bird song.

November 23, 2020