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Let’s make this election personal
With just a few days left until election day, Esther Anatolitis argues that it’s time to make our advocacy personal.

Artists to political candidates: ‘Inspire us’
Speaking at the recent Federal Arts and Culture Policy Forum, Esther Anatolitis called on our politicians to offer policies that…

Five strategies for flourishing in political change
Feeling election fatigue already? Esther Anatolitis’ new book Place, Practice, Politics is an indispensable caution against political disengagement, offering galvanising…

Election looming, so where is the arts policy?
We don’t need to wait for political parties to release formal arts and cultural policies when their unwritten policies are…

Temporary measures, uncertain future: Budget 2022-23
How best to imagine our future after floods, pandemic, war and more? It’s the challenge confronting electoral candidates across Australia…

Practical arts activism for the election year
What can you actually do to swing the federal election? Quite a lot, argues arts advocate Esther Anatolitis.

Campaigning for culture this election
With a Federal Election looming in 2022, Esther Anatolitis takes a strategic look at at how the arts can push…

‘Sculpting’ a plan, ‘igniting’ an economy
The recent Parliamentary Inquiry into the Arts has plenty to ignite passions and inspire change.

Resetting Australia’s public arts agenda
A series of conversations in Adelaide wants to put the arts at the centre of recovery efforts.

Making an arts advocacy plan
With the next federal election likely for the first quarter of 2022, arts organisations are gearing up for big impact.