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Peak bodies welcome re-elected Albanese Government and call for greater commitment to live music and visual arts sectors

NAVA and 20 contemporary music organisations have welcomed Labor’s re-election and are collectively calling for stronger focus by the new…

Tony Burke may remain Arts Minister, promising an extension of its Revive policy. The photo shows a photo of Australian Prime Minister Albanese seated at his desk, hands folded on the desk in front of him.

What to expect in the arts from Labor's landslide win and second term

In the wake of their landslide win, what can Australians expect for the next three years of Arts policy? Arts…

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Music and live performance sectors still in pain: what do they want from the next four years of government?

Music and live performance artists and businesses are facing persistent threats to their existence. What do they want from Australia's…

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Australian museum director offers insight into mood of US cultural sector after University of Michigan trip

As the Trump administration’s executive orders ramped up, an Australian museum director was touching down in Michigan. Their first-hand insights…

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Creative Australia’s National Arts and Disability Code of Practice tender questioned by sector

A recently closed government tender process has raised some red flags for long-time contributors to the disability arts and access…

South Australian Greens Senator and arts spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young, centre, together with L-R: Katie McCusker, the Greens candidate for Sturt and the Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Adelaide, Mat Monti. Photo: Supplied.
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Australian Greens launch new arts policy, make explosive allegations regarding Creative Australia’s CEO

Creative Australia’s CEO Adrian Collette "misled" the Senate Estimates hearing last Tuesday according to the Greens’ arts spokesperson Senator Sarah…

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$8.1 million plan committed to equity for arts and disability

Finally, a plan that commits money to rejecting ableist positions and promoting equity for arts workers, artists and communities living…

Amy MacMahon, the Queensland Greens MP for South Brisbane and spokesperson for the arts, stands in front of a mural painted by Thistle Pearl @thistlesanctuary. Amy is a fair-skinned woman with short brown hair and glasses and wearing a green t-shirt. She stands in front of a vibrantly coloured piece of street art.
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Queensland election: The Greens’ vision for the arts in the state

Publicly-owned spaces for creative activity, a living wage for artists and addressing the cost of living crisis are key platforms…

The ACT's Shadow Minister for Arts Nicole Lawder, discusses arts policy in the lead-up to the ACT election. Nicole wears a bright pink jacket and has neat brown hair; she stands on a wooden bridge over a misty lake with her right hand on her hip and her left hand on the bridge railing.
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ACT election: Supporting artists, not just creative infrastructure, through real growth in the arts budget

A Canberra Liberals Government will support local artists by offering immediate financial relief through a one-off 10% increase in grants…

Jo Clay, the Member for Ginninderra and ACT Greens spokesperson for the arts. The ACT election takes place on Saturday 19 October 2024. A fair-skinned woman with wavy, should-length black hair and wearing a green jacket over a black shirt, stands with her hands on her hips and smiling in front of a brightly painted piece of street art.
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ACT election: let’s put art at the heart of the capital

The ACT Greens spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Legislative Assembly member Jo Clay, presents the case for voting Greens in…

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