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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

An Australian heads to Ohio, swapping the AGSA for The University of Melbourne, and more arts comings and goings.

17 Jun 2024 5:34

Richard Watts

A jumbo jet takes off from a brightly lit runway at night, semi-silhouetted against the evening sky.

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Photo: Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa, Unsplash.

The Albanese Labor Government has announced the appointment of former Senator Sue Knowles (who served as a Liberal Senator for Western Australia from 1984 to 2005) as a part-time member of the Board of Old Parliament House for a three-year term.

Old Parliament House is home to the Museum of Australian Democracy, which provides Australians with an enriched understanding and appreciation of the political legacy and intrinsic value of Australian democracy.

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Richard Watts

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