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THIS week, I’ve been discussing the respective state of cultural life in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide and been amazed at the passionate vitriol that comparisons provoke. It seems we love taking potshots across state lines. In Perth this week, the shadow arts minister took a swipe at Melbourne by declaring that premiering [...]
Sydney v. Melbourne v. Brisbane v. Adelaide
August 17th, 2009 15 Comments
Tags: Adelaide culture · Australia's cultural capital · Australian cities · Brisbane culture · inflamatory subjects · Melbourne culture · melbourne v sydney · Sydney culture
Street Art: Melbourne’s unwanted attraction
July 5th, 2009 6 Comments
photo by Andy Mac
HOW is Melbourne dealing with the fact that one of its biggest tourist attractions and one of its most significant cultural movement since the Heidelberg School is illegal, outlawed and vilified?
I was at a forum in Sydney this week. I listened intently as a panel made up of artists, bureaucrats, and business [...]
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