As the dust begins to settle on Simon Crean’s Creative Australia policy, most arts and cultural leaders have been overwhelmingly supportive of the new plan. But there are a few dissenting voices.
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Labor are ‘philistines’ on arts: Brandis ignites policy debate
Get set: we might finally be about to have a genuine debate on arts policy. Ahead of the long-awaited release of Labor’s National Cultural Policy, shadow minister George Brandis fires up to Crikey.
READ MORECreative jobs: maybe that arts degree isn’t so useless after all
Worried about a career in the arts? It’s not as bad as you may think. Journalists and printers may be on the scrap heap, but there are more artists employed than ever according to new data.
READ MOREMedia, cultural policy: pieces of the puzzle not in place
Australia is entering a “convergent media policy moment”, according to academic Terry Flew. How will the various pieces of the cultural puzzle fit together on this difficult issue?
READ MOREHow government austerity is squeezing smaller arts groups
Tight state government revenues mean small-to-medium arts companies face an uncertain future. Is the golden age of funding coming to an end?
READ MOREA political arts discussion with broad strokes
Arts Minister Simon Crean has released a discussion paper on the government’s forthcoming National Cultural Policy. He speaks to Crikey about the competing agendas and the budget belt tightening.
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