Policy

Hands off our gifts, Treasury!
The silent advocacy of the Deductible Gift Recipient scheme is under review – and under threat.

Freeing the arts from the yoke of neoliberalism
A pervasive ideology has encouraged us to see individuals, not a society; to think of competition as natural and emphasise…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New CEO for Film and Sound Archive, and Producers announced for Regional Centre for Culture.

Arts funding in WA is inconsistent and scattered, finds report
A report reveals a scattered investment landscape and a lack of standardised data in WA.

How to get free money this financial year
Sorting out your superannuation is not as overwhelming as it seems.

Tracking Australia’s creative hotspots
Fitzroy, Newtown… Toowoomba? A new project will identify why, where and how creativity flourishes in certain areas of Australia.

Budget aftershocks leave arts students high and dry
‘If you could just be a successful artist on the basis of graduating from tertiary study, everyone in the world…

Money down and no real passion, says Shadow Minister
Victoria’s Shadow Minister for the Arts and Culture responds to the first year of the Creative State policy and the…

$106.6 million for creative industries in Victorian budget
Funding is included for everything from upgrades of existing cultural infrastructure to a new podcasting centre.

Shining a light on salaries
Sometimes operating in the dark does more harm than good.