Policy
What should Tasmania’s arts priorities be post-election?
Arts leaders from across the state offer up their key arts policy suggestions for whichever political party next forms government…
Decline in operational funding poses risk to contemporary artistic practice
NAVA's message is clear: ‘stop treating art and culture as expendable and start recognising their essential role in the stimulation…
Why we need to save the National Archives of Australia
Gutted by cuts and indifferent politics, one of Australia's most important collecting institutions is under threat. Historian Michelle Arrow tells…
Continued support for Tasmania’s arts sector
A reelected Gutwein Liberal Government will provide a 50% increase in operational funding for Tasmania’s cultural and creative organisations, says…
Celebrating the winners of the Australia Council Awards 2021
This year’s Australia Council Awards celebrate an iconic First Nations artist, a doyenne of circus, and a writer known for…
We need a national day for the arts (from the archives)
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…
The successor to JobKeeper can’t do its job. There’s an urgent need for JobMaker II
Refashioning JobMaker could save and generate 100,000 to 130,000 jobs over the next six months, argue Renee Fry-McKibbin, Peter M.…
$2.2 million extra for Queensland sector recovery
Newly funded Creative Business Champions will help arts workers access mentors, resources and expert guidance.
How to create a Disability and Inclusion Action Plan
Janice Florence from Arts Access Victoria and Emily Sexton with the Arts House team explain how and why they spent…
Three SA industry bodies collaborate to escalate tourism engagement
Recognising that SA businesses and adjoining industries benefit from festivals and cultural attractions, a new cross-industry alliance with tourism aims…