The past year has been shocking and a reversion to old, terrible ways, say the artists, galleries, and other prominent people in the Australian art scene. For instance: “‘We have called police to extricate dialysis patients from painting sheds where they have been locked into premises, and dealt with the stress caused for people in debt to unethical dealers through loans given to them or their family members,’ the director of the Purple House dialysis clinic in Alice Springs, Sarah Brown, wrote.” – The Guardian (UK)