Strangled by superannuation: I’m a struggling artist, but I have to pay super

Sole trader creatives get the benefit of superannuation on the one hand, but are strangled by mandatory payments on the other. ArtsHub dives into the topic.

6 Oct 2025 9:00

Gina Fairley

Image of a road with a single person walking down it and it is covered with sand. Superannuation

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Paying super and surviving can feel impossible at times. Photo: Action adults adventure / Pexels.

In this, our second of two stories about superannuation for artists, we take a dive into the deeper questions and realities that new regulation is having on artists and small creative businesses.

Like Benton, Amrit Gill of Theatre Network Australia (TNA), believes strongly that artists should be paid superannuation.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina