A new report from the Australia Council has big implications for Australian cultural policy, says Ben Eltham. Its conclusions imply a profound shake-up in the current status quo.
Australia Council for the Arts
My Cup Of Tea: The plan to provoke a profound shake-up to the arts
Hussein: I don’t buy Quadrant — but I still pay for it
How do you reconcile the need to know what the enemy is saying with the prohibition against tipping money -– even small change -– into their war-chest? asks Shakira Hussein.
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Where Australia’s arts funding goes
Following up from his great piece on the Australia Council’s failure to adapt to the digital era, Marcus Westbury charts exactly where our country’s arts funding is — and isn’t — going. In a word: orchestras.
Australia Council strikes as @kathyinvenice tweets
Staff at the Australia Council are striking, angry over reduced conditions and wages, writes Nicholas Pickard.
ArtStart (kind of) gets the nod
Minister Peter Garrett somehow has managed to maintain all funding for the arts portfolio — despite the economic downturn, writes Nicholas Pickard.
