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‘Nine years hard’ on national cultural policy

Nine years of Coalition arts management was devoid of consistency, understanding and genuine purpose, according to Julian Meyrick.

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Albanese Govt appoints Special Envoy for the Arts

Susan Templeman MP, the Federal Member for Macquarie, will be promoting and supporting the arts in her newly created role.

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Opinion: Why the arts matter to the Greens

Artists-in-residence in schools, a minimum performance fee, and accessible arts education for all are among the Greens' arts policies.

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Why Australia needs a national Ministry for Culture

Australia needs to mature as a nation by taking its arts and culture seriously, writes Jo Caust.

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Labor articulates its guiding arts principles

Shadow Minister for the Arts Tony Burke outlines the principles that will guide him if Labor is elected in 2022.

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Parliamentary inquiry gives us a plan for a plan

Julian Meyrick and Justin O'Connor analyse the recent release of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the arts.

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Canberra aspires to be nation’s arts capital

The plan for the national capital to become the arts capital has been kicked off with a $10M budget boost.

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Making an arts advocacy plan

With the next federal election likely for the first quarter of 2022, arts organisations are gearing up for big impact.

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MEAA accuses government of misrepresenting funding

The Federal Arts Minister says government has provided more than $10 billion in COVID relief to the creative and cultural…

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A new ‘policy imaginary’ for Australian art and culture

Strengthening the arts in Australia means re-learning the language of public good, argue Tully Barnett, Julian Meyrick and Justin O’Connor.

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