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I fear the world’s rightward shift has only just begun

I fear the world’s rightward shift has only just begun

by Adrian Barnes | Dec 19, 2019 | Featured, My take on.., Residents

With the world taking a giant step to the right, one can look at the horrors visited upon us to merely be the tip of a very large iceberg.

Latest art cuts suck oxygen from industry

Latest art cuts suck oxygen from industry

by Adrian Barnes | Oct 14, 2016 | Art, Featured, Society

The Turnbull government’s move to gut the tertiary funding of the arts, forcing them to rely solely on universities, is a grave misstep.

Cunding Futs: Are funding cuts the best thing to happen to the arts?

Cunding Futs: Are funding cuts the best thing to happen to the arts?

by Adrian Barnes | Jun 22, 2016 | Art, Entertainment, Featured, Society

Now that the government has made further cuts to the arts, is it time for the arts to stand on their own two feet and govern themselves?

Refugees: An Endangered Species

Refugees: An Endangered Species

by Adrian Barnes | Jun 2, 2015 | Equality, Featured, Residents

Adrian Barnes applauds European humanity when it comes to the treatment of refugees, even as he wipes a tear from his eyes and hums Pat Wilson’s ode to asylum seekers written nearly 15 years ago but still so pertinent today.

Ageing: The final (old) frontier…

Ageing: The final (old) frontier…

by Adrian Barnes | Apr 29, 2015 | My take on.., Residents

Adrian Barnes may be old enough to be considered a drain on the economy, however, as long as he has work to do, things to learn and politicians to piss off, he intends to be 68 years young.

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