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It’s disconcerting to pass a shop that’s been there for 5, 10, or twenty years to find that the business has shut down. There’s no sign saying it’s moved to larger, more convenient premises. Anything of value has been ripped out. Only a few items remain: a half filled rubbish bin, some dust, some ancient […]

There’s a war going on out there. New victims are claimed each day in the conference centres and boardrooms of this nation. It’s time we fought to end this cruel and barbaric practice: the mindnumbingly boring presentation. I’m not a public speaker. But through my work I attend a lot of presentations. Some have been […]

Twenty plus years in the making, Matt Irwin has photographed Melbourne, recording her significant, intimate, secret moments all along the way…

Simon has drummed his heart out for three decades. Starting at plastic drum-kits and pots n pans, he’s traversed myriad styles…

Receiving feedback for your creative work can be confronting. We inject a lot of ourselves into our creative work…

Have you ever suspected that it’s possible to build a sustainable creative business around what you love doing? Me too.

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I’ve been running my own creative business for about ten years, and have had to endure a few quiet times, which has not been fun…

Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bid you to write. Find out whether it is spreading out its roots in the deepest places of your heart…