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The former Chief Justice of NSW reminisces about Arts Boards he has known and recalls the effort, the contribution and the enrichment which the experience has brought him. He is currently the Chair of the National Library of Australia.

The Empire Actors is reviewed in Popular Entertainment Studies 2.1.  117-121

The Philip Parsons Lecture was given on  27 November at Belvoir Street Theatre

David Unaipon had a commitment to sharing his stories with non-Aboriginal people. What can we make of this? Did he mean they have the freedom to adopt Aboriginal myths and stories without qualm, without recourse, without responsibility? Or did he merely hope that they would be valued as part of our country’s cultural expression? How, if ever, can Aboriginal themes be 'used' in a way that is acceptable to Aboriginal people? How can non-Aboriginals interpret their work? Neither Homer nor Shakespeare are around to defend their work, but Aboriginal people are alive and outspoken about how they are depicted on the page, stage and on the screen. Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison tackles this intractable issue and finds a way forward.
 

People working in the classical music sector today, writes Canham, have lost connection with the larger public. We are not facing up to the fundamental question:  “Why don’t you, or wouldn’t you, come to our concert? Or if you were to come, what would you like to see/hear?” Today we are in the middle of a creativity revolution, inventing new forms of popular culture in which everyone can be a participant.

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THE REAL STORY OF THE TELEVISION WE HAD TO HAVE.
The conduct of a commercial television service is not to be considered as merely running a business for the sake of profit. Because of the influence they can bring to bear on the community, the business interests of licensees must at all times be subordinated to the overriding principle that possession of a licence is a public trust for the benefit of all members of our society.

PMG Charles Davidson to Parliament on the passing of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1956.