Policy

Minister in absentia
After a half a working day without a Minister for Communications and Broadband, the sector is still broadcasting.

Greens fear for arts sector under coalition government
Greens Leader Christine Milne is warning creative communities of the dire future an Abbott government holds in store for the…

Australia Council Bill passes
The Australia Council Bill has made it through the Senate in the final sitting week before the election.

Peak organisations could lose funding
The NSW arts funding review has suggested peak organisations should rely on fee for service instead of being government funded.

No free dinner, especially at Raheen
A little political history gives us some clues as to what George Brandis might be like as Arts Minister.

$10.8 million for AGNSW
The Art Gallery of NSW has secured a crucial leg-up in the form of $10.8 million in state government funding.

Shortlist revealed for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
The best of Australian writing from 2012 was unveiled in Canberra today.

Investing in public broadcasting
Public broadcasting is driven by volunteering and contributions but it will die without a modicum of Government support.

What will the arts do if the Coalition wins?
The Australia Council Marketing Summit gives some pertinent advice on how the arts sector should talk to a Coalition government.

$350,000 to maintain local history
Community groups across Victoria will be returning to the past, thanks to the Coalition Government’s Local History Grants Program.