Where there's no smoke, Abbott lights a fire Print Email Email to a friend Your email Your name Friend's email Friend's name Verification Please prove your humanity Go on prove it :) Related Articles Shock as arts budget slashed in South Australia (locked) The sector is facing a $4.9 million reduction in funds in 2018-2019, including the dismantling of Arts South Australia. Requests for meetings with government have gone unanswered. Jacinda Ardern on why the arts need to be universally accessible New Zealand's Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage says art should be for the many, not the few. Beyond benchmarks: what matters in Australian culture (locked) Why have we turned culture's value into something to be scaled, measured and benchmarked? Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned (locked) In the latest #libspill news, Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield has resigned alongside Senior Ministers Mathias Cormann and Michaelia Cash. (Premium content) Premium content Peta Mayer Friday 10 October, 2014 The Prime Minister has attacked WA Opera’s decision not to stage an opera set in a tobacco company while it has a Healthway partnership, raising difficult issues for arts organisations with health partners. This content is only available to members of ArtsHub Join Now for instant access! A subscription to ArtsHub will enable you to: Access the most comprehensive jobs board for the arts sector, with hundreds of positions posted weekly Keep up to date with the latest industry news Access thousands of members-only features, articles and guides Be in the know with upcoming events and exhibitions added daily Learn how and where to get grants, with the most extensive grant finder ... and much, much more. Join Now and join the Australian arts community today Carmen – illustration by Luc for Journal Amusant 1875. Source: Wikipedia. Member login Email address Password Forgot password? About the author Peta Mayer has a PhD in English Literature from University of Melbourne