Magic – one of the most traditional arts – has been slow to embrace inclusivity, but magicians such as James Galea are changing the culture. By Daniel Herborn.

You’d better hope James brings his show to Netflix, or a town near you on a tour, because this show is not to be missed. It’s a wonderful, uplifting show that accomplishes a truly rare thing in art, and especially in magic: it reveals its secrets, to grand applause. By Kevin Blake

James Galea hopes to use magic to disarm an offensive word and return it to its original, magical meaning.

The award-winning writer, producer and magician has returned home from Los Angeles to perform his latest show, POOF! Secrets of a Magician, at the Sydney Opera House to challenge cultural meanings one laugh at a time. By Deanna Ruseska

How modern magicians keep audiences spellbound.

Wands are out. Cloaks are over. Rabbits are passe. The new breed of magician uses the psychology of secrets to enchant a crowd. By Stephanie Bunbury

Galea has made a career out of dazzling audiences with his incredible sleight of hand and illusion work - and his skills in this department are insane.

But it’s his singing, piano work, storytelling and stand-up that shine… By Tom Bowden

What happens, when you take four international magicians at the top of their game, and throw them together? Magic, that’s what.