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What are the key motivations for arts giving? Photo: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.
Industry News

What really motivates arts philanthropists to give?

Glamorous galas and enticing tax breaks are one thing, but it takes a little more than that to convince arts…

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Opinions & Analysis

The same names keep winning arts grants – it's not what you think

It's a common complaint. Arts grants are rigged. But there's more to the story.

2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize. Photo: Loewe Foundation.
Features

Craft is in crisis – but it seems only in Australia

As craft is enjoying unprecedented visibility globally, why is Australia dismantling the very institutions that sustain it?

Beetlejuice! The Musical was one of the latest Australian tours forced to close early. Photo: Eugene Hyland.
News

'Breaking point': MEAA demands urgent action as live performance crisis deepens

As more major musicals are cancelled, the entertainment and arts union is urging governments to back industry reform before more…

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News

Freeplay: Australian games industry deserves its ‘fair share of attention and funding’

A new report dives into the challenges currently facing the Australian games industry.

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Opinions & Analysis

The next national cultural policy must put artistic freedom before ‘social cohesion’

It's now a familiar phrase in the arts, but social cohesion must not unseat the commitment to freedom of expression.

The Federal Budget was released on 12 May. Photo: Lennon Cheng on Unsplash.
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Federal Budget 2026-27: Opposition, Greens and A New Approach assess arts funding

The Shadow Arts Minister, the Greens and arts think tank A New Approach add their responses to the 2026-27 Federal…

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News

Federal Budget 2026-27: the arts sector responds

No shocks but few real surprises for the arts in the Albanese Government’s 2026-27 Federal Budget.

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Opinions & Analysis

Drafting the next national cultural policy: 6 critical strategies for our sector

As the Australian Government updates the Revive National Cultural Policy, Kate Larsen argues the new version needs to walk the…

Iconic Victorian company Snuff Puppets has had its annual funding of $112,000 cut by Creative Victoria. Pictured is the Snuff Puppets' popular character Skullie, 2020. A person dressed in a skeleton costume sits at a wooden desk in an old hall. Racks of puppet parts and costume are stored behind it.
Opinions & Analysis

Victoria’s new Creative Industries Minister must reverse arts cuts

Victoria's Shadow Minister for Arts and Creative Industries, the Hon David Davis MP, says the state’s new Creative Industries Minister…

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