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New report says social cohesion is at critical juncture

The new report from national think tank, A New Approach, has recommendations for addressing Australia's fracturing social cohesion.

31 Mar 2025 12:11

Gina Fairley

graffiti on building saying 'together we create'. Social cohesion.

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Social cohesion is key to our future. Photo: My Life Through a Lens, Unsplash.

With censorship eroding our peak arts body Creative Australia, and further cuts for the arts in the recent budget, A New Approach’s (ANA) latest report on the value of social cohesion – tabled today (31 March) – is indeed timely.

The Canberra-based national think tank says, “Australia’s social cohesion is being tested by domestic and global challenges.”

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Gina Fairley

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