Revive: $286 million National Cultural Policy revealed

The new cultural policy 'puts the arts back where they are meant to be – at the heart of our national life,’ according to Prime Minister Albanese.

Four new bodies focused on the autonomy of First Nations arts and culture, the development of contemporary music and the literary sector, and workplace safety in the arts sector, will be established as part of the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy

To be known as ‘Revive’, the policy is designed to correct the ‘calculated neglect’ of the previous decade, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who launched the cultural plan in Melbourne this morning (Monday 30 January).

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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