Election clash won’t impact on Brisbane Festival

PM’s announcement that the federal election will now be held on 7 September means it coincides with the festival’s opening night.

6 Aug 2013

Richard Watts

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The Prime Minister’s announcement that the federal election will now be held on 7 September means it coincides with the festival’s opening celebrations.

However, Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Noel Staunton is of the view that the election will encourage celebration, rather than overshadow his Brisbane Festival program.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts