Half of Federal arts emergency money remains unspent

Shadow Arts Minister Tony Burke delivers the alarming news that half of RISE Federal funding promised is still undelivered, more than a year on.

Shadow Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke has looked at the numbers and at the timeline, and in a statement this week (20 July), delivered the alarming news that the Morrison Government has only rolled out half of the emergency funding it announced for the arts and entertainment industry.

‘It took more than 100 days for the Morrison government to respond to the desperate calls from the sector for help. It’s been nearly 400 days since he gave his press conference,’ continued Burke.

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