Cirrus@Austlit

Discusses the decision made by the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair to move online as a response to the COIVD-19 pandemic.

'On March 15, Australian director Luke Eve was set to marry Spanish actor María Albinana in Valencia, Spain.' 

'Network Ten will slash jobs including those of some high-profile presenters as it centralises news bulletins.' 

'Aboriginal musician Kaleena Briggs says recognising the Traditional Owners of Sydney is at the heart of Australian rock band Midnight Oil's latest song.'

'Australian acting legend John Waters started his long career doing voice acting work for ABC Radio comedies in the 1960s.'

'Two episodes of the Emmy-award-winning children's show Bluey have been pulled from ABC streaming platform iview after a viewer complained an episode contained a term with "racial connotations".

'Two episodes — Teasing and Flat Pack — were temporarily pulled from the platform while the term was edited out.' (Introduction)

'Jena Lin was a child prodigy: at age eight she was playing classical violin at an adult level, and by the time she was 14 she was performing solo at New York's Carnegie Hall. And then she had a breakdown.' (Introduction)

'When amateur theatre returns around the country it will have to grapple with tough conversations and growing calls for change.'