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Tsiolkas, Winton and Wood headline new Save our Arts campaign

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, the new 'Save Our Arts' campaign is pressuring the Government to commit to more local content and protection from AI.

28 Jan 2025 12:05

David Burton

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The new ‘Save Our Arts’ campaign is hoping to put arts at the centre of the conversation ahead of a federal election in 2025. Photo: Denise Winton.

Several heavyweights in the arts industry have launched the ‘Save Our Arts’ campaign ahead of a predicted Easter federal election. Celebrity headliners include literary masters Christos Tsiolkas, Tim Winton and Charlotte Wood.

‘Save Our Arts’ is the heir of 2022’s ‘Fund the Arts’ campaign, which ran ahead of the 2022 federal election. The campaign assisted in developing local content requirements for international streamers, which the Albanese Government quietly shelved late last year.

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David Burton

David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.