Regional voices refuse to be interrupted in Senate hearing

Regional artists told the Senate Committee into the Budget cuts to the Australia Council that their passion is being exploited.
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Cairns band The Medics

With the initial announcement that public hearings held as part of the Senate Inquiry into the impact of the Commonwealth Budget changes would only take place in capital cities, remote and regional arts organisations were excluded from the proceedings.

The regions protested.

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Madeleine Dore
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Madeleine Dore is a freelance writer and founder of Extraordinary Routines, an interview project exploring the intersection between creativity and imperfection. She is the previous Deputy Editor at ArtsHub. Follow her on Twitter at @RoutineCurator