They call it 'being Adlerised': a phenomenon where the publisher of Melbourne University Publishing gets people to agree to do things that they hadn't planned on doing.

A new generation of wunderkinds is dominating main stages and setting a new course for theatre in Australia.

Depending on who you talk to, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is either a saviour or a sponge on the Australian screen industry.

Wherever you sit on the scale between rabid culture vulture and unrefined philistine, chances are you've come across those who have made our Arts and Culture Top Ten.

Kathy Keele is well acquainted with the f-word. As boss of the Australia Council, she's responsible for distributing more than $170 million worth of government funding for the arts every year.

This week we're beginning a new countdown looking at the most powerful people across Australia's vibrant arts and culture sphere. Here, Tom Cowie presents the shortlist.

Wayne Swan in attack of the billionaires, Clive Palmer kicks a compliment at Frank Lowy, the Melbourne F1 stoush and Justice Gummow gets dystopian about the corporate watchdog. Here are today's best power moves.

Frank Lowy hits back at Clive Palmer, Stephen Conroy gets a win, art world salaries ramp up and Clover Moore could be up against US-style primaries. Here's a run-down of today's power moves.

Sport's battle of the billionaires just keeps on getting better. FFA boss Frank Lowy has today finally hit back at attacks by fellow rich listers Clive Palmer and Nathan Tinkler on how he runs soccer.

The Art Gallery of NSW has named Michael Brand as its new director, offering him a pay packet almost double his predecessor Edmund Capon. Arts writer Ben Eltham looks at the economics of gallery directors.