Public Policy
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.