Eleven Australian and New Zealand composers have each received a grant of $7,500 for the commissioning of new proposed works.

In the wake of a disappointing federal budget, Ben Eltham examines the challenges for a cultural sector still emerging from its deepest downturn.

William Barton and Richard Tognetti receive their first awards, alongside Piers Burbrook de Vere. Salliana Seven Campbell, Caitlin Yeo and Nigel Westlake are amongst the winners.

With film scores including Babe, Paper Planes and Blueback, the composer will be recognised at the 2022 Screen Music Awards, to be held later this month.

Ahead of High Score 2022, composer Jeff van Dyck and orchestrator Nathan Cummins reveal the treasures they uncovered while recording the soundtrack for Submerged: Hidden Depths.

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre unite with 16 other music organisations in a cry for the development of a national music development agency to provide strength, security and sustainability for Australia's contemporary music scene.

The pioneering Australian composer, who died earlier this year, will be recognised with a posthumous award at the Art Music Awards.

The inaugural competition, pairing composers and choreographers to develop new works, has named Brisbane-based choreographer Monique Mangano with Blue Mountains composer Emma Greenhill.

Industry bodies call on new government to immediately begin work to rebuild cultural sector.

Eleven composers have received $5,000 grants towards the commission of proposed works.

Anne Cawrse, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, Sydney Chamber Opera and Speak Percussion among those honoured at this year's Art Music Awards.

The breadth of the finalists for this year's Art Music Awards are a testament to the strength and resilience of Australia’s artists, despite the past year of cancellations and uncertainty due to COVID-19.