The Brandis effect on regional Australia

To write off towns outside of Sydney and Melbourne as being bereft of culture is an arrogant falsehood.
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Image: Briony Osei, Eve Beck and Jack Griffiths in The Bacchae. Photo taken by T J Lee

Since Senator George Brandis launched his arts funding bombshell there has been much discussion and debate – and even dancing protests – around Australia.

Plans are also rumoured to be underway for a national day of action on June 18, as artists and cultural leaders call the government to reverse the diversion of $104.7 million from the Australia Council to fund a contentious new body, the National Programme for Excellence in the Arts.

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Suzie Gibson
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Dr Suzie Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in English at Charles Sturt University.