Session shines a light into Sarah Blasko's religious upbringing and its lingering influence on her songwriting, decades after leaving the church.
Session shines a light into Sarah Blasko's religious upbringing and its lingering influence on her songwriting, decades after leaving the church.
‘The gatekeepers (to the music industry) were a handful of white men’ said Holden. There were barely any people of colour other than Kahmahl, Marcia Hines and a handful of Indigenous artists. Diversity was not high on the agenda when music production was such an expensive venture.
'I have been in Australia for 19 years,' said Deng Adut proudly: '19 years of peace, 19 years of doing everything I can, 19 years of trying to get rid of my past. I am growing bold.'
It is quintessentially human to seek understanding about each other and the land on which we walk. Some choose to do this through art.
Day one of the Byron Writers Festival 2017 wrapped up in tweets
Tony Jones is well-known as foreign correspondent and presenter of Q&A. Now he can add novelist to his list of skills.
Australia’s fascination with John Safran comes from his authenticity, creative ability to find a unique skew on topics and Depends What You Mean By Extremist is no exception.
Why must we work for free?, ask millennial authors Jennifer Down, Bri Lee, and Kayla Rae Whitaker.
Byron Writers Festival shines a light on contemporary Indian literature.
And so it began, under sunny skies and with Bunyarra Dancers opening 2017 Byron Writers Festival with a Welcome to Country ceremony.