Nicola Heath

Australia produces some of the best circus in the world - just look at @CircaPresents, Gravity & Other Myths, Circus Oz. So why is the future of NICA, our top circus school, in doubt? abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2… #arts

How do the major parties compare on arts policy? And what does the art sector want? My piece for @abcnews #arts #australiavotes abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

Wondering what to read next? ABC rounds up the month's best new releases, including books by Kate Grenville, James Bradley (@cityoftongues) and Jessica Stanley #nowreading abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

Need a good book? We've published a handy reading guide to the @TheStellaPrize just in time for the long weekend (and I heartily recommend my pick, The Burrow by Melanie Cheng) abc.net.au/news/2025-04-1…

Ironic: "Sydney Ultrasound for Women has an 88% gender pay gap ... This means that for every $1 a man at Sydney Ultrasound for Women earns, a woman working there earns, on average, 12 cents" abc.net.au/news/2025-03-0…

Eight of the best books out in Jan/Feb abc.net.au/news/2025-02-2… #nowreading

this is great from @nicoheath, speaking to the organisers and to authors whose books were sent to mps to broaden understanding of the war in gaza: abc.net.au/news/2024-11-2…

The #summerreadingformps campaign calls on our federal parliamentarians to spend their summer reading reputable books about the Israel-Gaza conflict abc.net.au/news/2024-11-2…

It's women who lose when companies mandate a return to the office abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1…

Loved this book, so delighted Orbital won this year's #BookerPrize. Hoping people heed its message of unity at this fractured moment (great piece @hannahmstory) abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1…

@GrogsGamut Total fantasy

Read reviews of a bunch of excellent new books, including me on Emily Maguire's Rapture (@AllenAndUnwin), in the latest ABC Arts best books column: abc.net.au/news/2024-10-2…

Lindy Lee on getting older: "Apparently, Michelangelo said at 80: 'At last my apprenticeship is finished, I am ready to begin.' That's how I feel at 70." abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…

Deeply disturbed by the @australian today. The excellent journalist Paul Toohey has written a powerful piece on NT Crime. Here is how it appears on the app. Note the wild-eyed Aboriginal man…/1

The Snowy Hydro covered Walgalu cultural sites forever. Artist Aidan Hartshorn, one of 5 artists selected for Primavera 2024 at @MCA_Australia, wants us to think about this loss abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

Energy providers can use curtailment to cut bat deaths from wind turbines theguardian.com/environment/ar…

New books by two writers show us that stargazing can teach us a lot about being human abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

Comedies can still pack a political punch, says @MelbTheatreCo resident director Tasnim Hossain abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…

a privilege to write about the natsiaas at the end of last week: amp.abc.net.au/article/104197…

Good news for the Maugean skate, under threat due to salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour (everyone should stop eating salmon) abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…

@HelenDowneyAus @MacmillanAus It's a beautiful read.

Need a good book? Here are reviews of 6 of the best new releases, including my pick, Heartsease by Tasmanian author Kate Kruimink (@MacmillanAus) abc.net.au/news/2024-06-2…