The modest, restrained budget has few initiatives for the arts and entertainment industry, though this was foreshadowed, with future arts funding to be laid out in the forthcoming Cultural Policy.

The renowned arts leader, who began blazing a trail in 1963 when she became a stage manager at age 22, has died, aged 81.

Male soprano Samuel Mariño discusses increasing gender fluidity in opera and the roles he’d love to play, including Violetta in La Traviata.

Theatre and opera tickets can be very pricey, but there are all kinds of initiatives and deals offering cheaper tickets, if you're prepared to look for them.

Ilbjerri AD Rachael Maza and performer Monica Jasmine Karo discuss the remount of John Harvey's musical play, as we wait to see how the Albanese government honours its commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

The Arts Minister discusses developing a cultural policy, an insurance scheme, local content quotas, support of the commercial sector and the role of the Australia Council, but remains tight-lipped on funding levels.

The Festival of Voices is back. Graham Abbott discusses one of the program highlights: Handel’s four Coronation Anthems.

International acts return for the first time in two years, alongside 20 world premieres, with more than half of the 500-odd performances offered free of charge.

The pianist talks about her remarkable career, from child prodigy to her years in New York, and moving back to Sydney.

Forging his own unique sound, didgeridoo virtuoso and composer William Barton has introduced a refreshing new voice to Australian classical music.

The MSO surplus for 2021 is healthier than in 2020, but that is thanks in large part to federal and state COVID support and philanthropy.

Julian Meyrick explores the relationship between our national drama and our national life in his new book, and wishes more politicians, political economists and political journalists went to the theatre.