Major arts reforms hidden beneath leadership spill

Some important things happened in Federal Parliament this week – and not just in the Labor caucus room. With the leadership drama, few noticed the Government shepherding two key cultural policies through the Parliament.
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Some important things happened in Federal Parliament this week – and not just in the Labor caucus room. With the leadership drama, few noticed the Government shepherding two key cultural policies through the Parliament.

Amid the spectacular pyrotechnics of the Rudd-Gillard confrontation, the last week of Parliament before Julia Gillard’s proposed September 14th election date saw some significant developments in cultural policy.

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Ben Eltham
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Ben Eltham is ArtsHub's industry columnist.