Policy

Protocol updates for First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property
The Australia Council has released new protocols addressing key legal, ethical and moral considerations for the use of Indigenous cultural material…

10-year arts roadmap launched in Queensland
The decade-long plan is focused on five key areas, including elevating First Nations arts and culture, sharing Queensland stories, and…

What can SA's Video Game Development Rebate do for local developers?
The SA Video Game Development Rebate, the first of its kind in Australia, is now available to SA devs. What…

NSW welcomes plan to increase venue capacity by 50%
In a major step forward for the performing arts industry, entertainment facilities across NSW have been able to increase their…

Welfare rules and regulations are failing artists
While the ATO seems to understand how artists’ incomes fluctuate year by year, Centrelink does not; nor do its guidelines…

Australia Council calls for your input on COVID's impact
A new discussion paper released by the Australia Council calls on members of the cultural industries to come together to…

The convergence of art, culture and distribution technology is our next step
As the Australia Council calls for responses to its latest COVID-inspired research paper, Leanne de Souza thinks now is the…

Arts Parliamentary Inquiry, what next?
With the Parliamentary inquiry into the arts there is a chance to re-define the debate on the arts sectors own…

New research examines link between culture and inequalities
There is clear evidence that the kinds of culture Australians have access to depends on their social backgrounds, new research…

8 arguments to include in your Parliamentary Inquiry into the Arts submission
With the Federal Government investigating the impact of COVID on the arts, Dr Jackie Bailey looks at arguments that need…