Australia Council research shows overwhelming support for arts, culture

10 years, 9 months ago

Australia Council research shows overwhelming support for arts, culture

ABC

In the wake of a slash to its budget, the Australia Council has released new research showing Australians overwhelmingly support arts and culture. Australia Council chief executive Tony Grybowski says the survey "told a great story about the way Australians engage with the arts". Other major findings included the impact of art on children, with two thirds believing the arts influence child development, and 89 per cent agreeing the arts are important to education. More than 90 per cent of those surveyed thought indigenous arts were an important part of Australia's culture.

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Australia's new National Cultural Policy: What the arts sector wants, and what the Labor government plans to deliver

2 years, 7 months ago

Australia's new National Cultural Policy: What the arts sector wants, and what the Labor government plans to deliver

ABC

When Labor won the 2022 election, many saw it as an opportunity to reset arts policy in Australia. After declaring an end to "the nine-year political attack on the arts and entertainment sector", incoming Arts Minister Tony Burke announced the development of a new National Cultural Policy, developed in consultation with artists and organisations, with the intention to deliver it …

Australia Council budget cuts blindsided peak arts body's executive, documents show

9 years, 1 month ago

Australia Council budget cuts blindsided peak arts body's executive, documents show

ABC

Australia's peak arts body was blindsided when the Federal Government ripped $105 million from its budget, new documents reveal. Key points: Australia Council executive emailed Attorney-General's Department demanding answers day after budget Labor says emails show was policy on-the-run and a "ministerial slush fund" New Minister Mitch Fifield says there has since been a "rebalancing" of funding Former arts minister, …

Budget 2015: Changes to arts funding disastrous, says former chair of Australia Council

9 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2015: Changes to arts funding disastrous, says former chair of Australia Council

ABC

A former chair of the Australia Council says changes to arts funding revealed in the federal budget are "disastrous". The Arts Minister, Senator George Brandis, said the purpose of the new NPEA was to expand funding to artists and arts organisations who were unable to secure funding through the Australia Council. Another former chair of the Council, Hilary McPhee, said …

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The politics of the Creative Australia controversy reveal a trend that ultimately weakens institutions

3 weeks, 5 days ago

The politics of the Creative Australia controversy reveal a trend that ultimately weakens institutions

ABC

It started with a burst of exuberance in late January two years ago: a move to shake up, modernise and expand the reach of federal government support for the arts. The decision was taken in the interests of "social cohesion" after two works by Sabsabi, almost two decades ago, came to the attention of Creative Australia. How the decision to …

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Minister for Arts Tony Burke says he was 'not briefed' on Australia's Venice Biennale controversy

1 month, 1 week ago

Minister for Arts Tony Burke says he was 'not briefed' on Australia's Venice Biennale controversy

ABC

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke says he was not briefed about some of Khaled Sabsabi's early artworks when the artist was chosen to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale, together with curator Michael Dagostino. Creative Australia rescinded its invitation to the artistic team last week after questions were raised in Parliament by shadow arts minister Clare Chandler, on the …

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Final investigation into APY Art Centre Collective concludes with no action taken

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Final investigation into APY Art Centre Collective concludes with no action taken

ABC

The APY Arts Centre Collective says it is "stronger than ever" after the final investigation into allegations of "white hands on black art" concluded with no further action to be taken. The APY ACC said it had been notified by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations that it had concluded its investigation and Registrar Tricia Stroud had "decided …

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Australian govt launches first national autism strategy

2 months, 1 week ago

Australian govt launches first national autism strategy

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-14 17:28 CANBERRA -- The Australian government has launched the first national strategy to improve the lives of people with autism. Amanda Rishworth, the minister for Social Services, on Tuesday unveiled the first National Autism Strategy, promising improved inclusion, support and life outcomes for all autistic Australians. Of the funding, 19.9 million Australian dollars over four years …

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Nat Barr unleashes about Australia Day with controversial message after pub group banned celebrations

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nat Barr unleashes about Australia Day with controversial message after pub group banned celebrations

Daily Mail

Sunrise host Natalie Barr has unleashed about the ongoing debates about Australia Day and called on the government to decide whether the day should continue to be celebrated. Venues boycotting Australia Day include Bungalow8, Cargo, Kingsley's Woolloomooloo, and Parkside Hotel in Sydney, as well as the Esplanade Hotel, Prince of Wales, Duke of Wellington and Garden State Hotel in Melbourne. …

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ABC to bring arts content featuring Namila Benson, Virginia Trioli, Harry Connick Jr and more to the screens in 2025

4 months ago

ABC to bring arts content featuring Namila Benson, Virginia Trioli, Harry Connick Jr and more to the screens in 2025

ABC

The ABC has announced a stronger focus on the arts in 2025, including broadcasting six prime-time arts series, as well as live events such as Mardi Gras, Classic 100 Concert and New Year's Eve celebrations. The ABC's Head of Arts, Music and Events, Kath Earle, said it was fantastic to see more arts content on the ABC in 2025, and …

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Australia commits additional $50 million to deal with climate change

4 months, 1 week ago

Australia commits additional $50 million to deal with climate change

ABC

The Australian government has committed an extra $50 million towards a global fund to deal with the loss and damage caused by climate change. "Australia will become the sixth largest contributor to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage," Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said in his address at COP29 in Baku. "Australia is playing a very positive role …

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Aboriginal tourism experiences boom in NSW, with tourists spending $3b a year

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Aboriginal tourism experiences boom in NSW, with tourists spending $3b a year

ABC

For Sydney woman Karren Hollander, a visit to Mungo National Park in south-west New South Wales was an opportunity to broaden her understanding of Aboriginal culture. Data from the National Parks and Wildlife Service shows in the past two years the Mungo National Park has experienced an increase in visitors, with overnight stays up by 21 per cent, and the …

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Australian artists voice fears over AI and music in new APRA AMCOS report

7 months, 1 week ago

Australian artists voice fears over AI and music in new APRA AMCOS report

ABC

Some of the biggest names in Australian music believe artificial intelligence has a potentially devastating impact on the music industry and their incomes, according to a large-scale study of the topic. The report found nearly one-quarter of music creators' revenues will be at risk due to generative AI tools, which can include using algorithms to analyse existing music to generate …

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From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. How can we meet them?

7 months, 2 weeks ago

From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. How can we meet them?

Hindustan Times

Canberra, The Australian government has updated the nation’s science and research priorities, and released a National Science Statement. From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has announced five key priorities: transitioning to net zero support for healthy and thriving communities elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge …

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Disability organisations 'on life support' say budget cuts will force them to wind back services

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Disability organisations 'on life support' say budget cuts will force them to wind back services

ABC

In short: Disability groups say a drop in funding threatens their work. The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations says some of the groups it represents are on "life support" with their funding cut to $143,000 per organisation each year, which staff say is not enough to continue advocacy and education work. "Since coming to government we have doubled funding to …

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Olivia Colman ‘shocked at neglect of arts funding in UK’

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Olivia Colman ‘shocked at neglect of arts funding in UK’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Crown stars Olivia Colman …

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Australian Content

10 months ago

Australian Content

ABC

Across comedy, drama, children's TV, documentary and special events, the ABC has a proud history of telling engaging Australian stories that celebrate the nation's culture, reflect the country back to itself, and contribute to a sense of national identity across all platforms. 79% of Australians regard the ABC as distinctively Australian and contributing to Australia's national identity 79% of Australians …

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Future Made in Australia: What we know about the government's flagship budget policy

10 months, 1 week ago

Future Made in Australia: What we know about the government's flagship budget policy

ABC

For months, the federal government has talked about a "future made in Australia". Future fuel — billions of dollars for green hydrogen Australia's nascent green hydrogen industry was one of the biggest budget winners, with $8 billion set aside to support it over the next decade. The US Inflation Reduction Act, which in-part inspired the government's Future Made in Australia, …

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Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

10 months, 1 week ago

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

ABC

The Albanese government knows Australia has a housing problem. "Australia's housing system has been unable to build enough new housing stock to keep up with the needs of our population," it warns. Australia's housing supply is low by international standards The government has pointed out that Australia has fewer dwellings per 1,000 people than the OECD average. Supply shortages contribute …

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Federal Budget 2024: Anthony Albanese's government finally reveals how it will spend the money it allocated for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

10 months, 1 week ago

Federal Budget 2024: Anthony Albanese's government finally reveals how it will spend the money it allocated for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Daily Mail

The Albanese government has quietly re-allocated funding for implementing Voices to Parliament and the Makarrata Commission after the failed referendum. Funding was set aside last year for a Makarrata Commission to work alongside the Indigenous Voice to Parliament – so certain the government was that it would be supported by the Australian public. Funding was set aside last year for …

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Australia Set to Hold Indigenous Rights Referendum on Oct 14

1 year, 6 months ago

Australia Set to Hold Indigenous Rights Referendum on Oct 14

News 18

Australia will hold a historic Indigenous rights referendum on October 14, the prime minister said Wednesday, setting up a defining moment for the nation’s relationship with Aboriginal minorities. The “yes” campaign is currently trailing in the polls, sparking fears a failed referendum could tarnish Australia’s global reputation and squander a rare chance to reduce pervasive inequality. “Australians have recognised it’s …

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Productivity Commission report finds Australian governments are still making Indigenous disadvantage worse

1 year, 8 months ago

Productivity Commission report finds Australian governments are still making Indigenous disadvantage worse

ABC

State and territory governments are still making decisions that exacerbate disadvantage for Indigenous Australians three years after a landmark national agreement on Closing the Gap, a new report warns. Key points: Governments are not accountable for meeting Closing the Gap targets Queensland's bail laws are increasing already high rates of Indigenous incarceration The NT government failed to consult on changes …

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More money than expected for AFL team in Tasmanian budget but public sector cuts on the way

1 year, 10 months ago

More money than expected for AFL team in Tasmanian budget but public sector cuts on the way

ABC

Tasmanian Treasurer Michael Ferguson has delivered a restrained second budget as he begins the long journey back to surplus and tries to rein in ballooning debt. The budget shows revenue was far lower than expected over the past year, with the $7.8 billion coming into the coffers about $691.8 million less than the government had anticipated. Almost a third of …

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Millions allocated to support mental health of Indigenous Australians during Voice campaign

1 year, 10 months ago

Millions allocated to support mental health of Indigenous Australians during Voice campaign

ABC

The federal government will spend more than $10 million on boosting mental health support for First Nations people during the Voice campaign. Key points: The PM says the Voice campaign is having a "difficult impact" on First Nations people "Some of the things that are being said in this debate are hurtful," he said $10 million will be spent on …

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Australia's budget is a 'hell of a mess'. The government is not collecting enough, and you are paying too much

1 year, 10 months ago

Australia's budget is a 'hell of a mess'. The government is not collecting enough, and you are paying too much

ABC

No-one likes paying tax. He argues successive governments have relied too much on "bracket creep", which is basically average Australian wages climbing and pushing more and more people into higher tax brackets, and increasing revenue. The Grattan Institute's Kate Griffiths is among those suggesting changes to the "petroleum resources rent tax", arguing a simple tweak to how gas is priced …

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Federal government commits more than $1 million to Voice referendum education campaign

1 year, 10 months ago

Federal government commits more than $1 million to Voice referendum education campaign

ABC

The federal government has announced more than $1 million in funding for a neutral civics education program ahead of the first referendum in close to 30 years. Key points: About $1.5 million will go to a neutral information campaign on the Indigenous Voice referendum The money will be split between the Constitution Education Fund Australia and the Museum of Australian …

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Trove secures funding as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of Australia's digitised archive

1 year, 11 months ago

Trove secures funding as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of Australia's digitised archive

ABC

Funding for the country's largest digitised archive has been announced, after months of the National Library of Australia calling for more financial support. Key points: The federal government says the future of the National Library of Australia's database, Trove, has been secured National institutions have been calling out for funding over the past few months after little funding increases under …

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Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the Oscars, but actors and filmmakers say Australia needs to catch up on diversity

2 years ago

Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the Oscars, but actors and filmmakers say Australia needs to catch up on diversity

ABC

When Australian actor Jillian Nguyen watched Everything Everywhere All at Once command Hollywood's biggest stage at the Oscars this week, she felt a flood of emotions. Key points: Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven Oscars this week, including best picture and best actress for Michelle Yeoh A report found that actors of Asian descent made up 9 per cent …

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Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry

2 years, 1 month ago

Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry

ABC

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke has unveiled the government's new national cultural policy — the first significant framework of its kind in nearly a decade. Key points: The national cultural policy will establish a new funding body, Creative Australia, which expands on the functions of the Australia Council Four new entities will be created as part of Creative Australia: a …

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Budget 2022: How the arts fared — and how the sector is looking ahead to the National Cultural Policy

2 years, 4 months ago

Budget 2022: How the arts fared — and how the sector is looking ahead to the National Cultural Policy

ABC

Arts industry bodies are holding out for substantive funding announcements with the launch of the National Cultural Policy later this year, after the first budget from the Albanese government contained little support for the sector. Arts Minister Tony Burke tried to temper expectations ahead of the budget, telling The Monthly and The Saturday Paper's 7am podcast earlier this month, "Don't …

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Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers look for budget spending cuts and Barnaby Joyce's net-zero jackpot is in their sights

2 years, 5 months ago

Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers look for budget spending cuts and Barnaby Joyce's net-zero jackpot is in their sights

ABC

Twelve months ago this week, Barnaby Joyce was locked in an intense negotiation with Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg. Net-zero jackpot in Labor's sights Fast-forward a year and a new Labor government is desperately looking for politically palatable budget savings, after opting not to touch the stage 3 tax cuts — at least not yet, anyway. Government appears set to …

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Temporary return of Aboriginal artefacts for Tasmanian exhibition sparks conversation

2 years, 5 months ago

Temporary return of Aboriginal artefacts for Tasmanian exhibition sparks conversation

ABC

From the moment items featured in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's latest exhibition left Tasmanian Aboriginal hands and Australian shores, curator and artist Julie Gough believes they were destined to return. Fourteen Tasmanian Aboriginal artefacts from collections around the world, including one of the earliest from Australia, are on display in the new exhibition taypani milaythina-tu: Return to Country. …

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Aboriginal art is making waves overseas – but some major myths need busting

2 years, 7 months ago

Aboriginal art is making waves overseas – but some major myths need busting

ABC

In 2019, British comedian Ricky Gervais was caught up in an art scandal when his Netflix series After Life featured fake Indigenous art hung prominently in the background of a set. By the mid-90s Indigenous art was a 'movement' in its own right — from Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri being featured in the Art Gallery of New South Wales' Australian Perspecta …

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$Australia's Indigenous art industry is worth a quarter of a billion dollars, so why do artists only end up with a fraction of the profits?$

2 years, 8 months ago

Australia's Indigenous art industry is worth a quarter of a billion dollars, so why do artists only end up with a fraction of the profits?

ABC

Aboriginal art is becoming a big business, with both Australian consumers and tourists wanting to take home a memento from Down Under. Key points: In 2019-20, $250 million worth of Indigenous art and crafts were sold However, only one in three Indigenous artworks is produced by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person The Productivity Commission wants inauthentic Indigenous art, …

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Australian Indigenous art takes centre stage as Tate Modern, Sotheby's embrace First Nations creations

2 years, 9 months ago

Australian Indigenous art takes centre stage as Tate Modern, Sotheby's embrace First Nations creations

ABC

From London to New York and Singapore to Paris, the global art world is taking notice of Australian Indigenous works. Key points: Australian Indigenous art is receiving growing global attention Several major galleries, auction houses and museums have held exhibitions This is inspiring more emerging First Nations artists to create work The surging interest is inspiring a new generation of …

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Tasmania 2022 budget reveals growing debt, cost of living concessions and millions for digital health services

2 years, 10 months ago

Tasmania 2022 budget reveals growing debt, cost of living concessions and millions for digital health services

ABC

For the first time in nine years, there's a new Treasurer holding Tasmania's purse strings. Key points: The deficit next financial year will end up being almost a billion dollars in the red $150m for 'digital health', $538m for housing and homelessness initiatives and $305m in cost of living concessions The state's bottom line relies on public servants' pay rises …

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Tasmanian budget 2022: Who are the winners and losers?

2 years, 10 months ago

Tasmanian budget 2022: Who are the winners and losers?

ABC

Tasmania's Premier Jeremy Rockliff has repeatedly said since taking office in April that he wanted to lead a government "with heart". Funding also includes: $2.6 million over four years for mandatory professional development for all Education Department staff in understanding, preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in schools $2.6 million over four years for mandatory professional development for all …

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Labor and Greens arts policies and what the Coalition is offering this federal election

2 years, 10 months ago

Labor and Greens arts policies and what the Coalition is offering this federal election

ABC

The limited discussion of cultural policy in the lead-up to the federal election has left many in the arts sector wondering how the outcome of Saturday's ballot will impact them, as they recover from the devastating losses of the pandemic. Among its other pledges: Revive cooperation between federal, state and local governments Reaffirm the need for arms-length funding Examine a …

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The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

2 years, 11 months ago

The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

ABC

Actress Virginia Gay After two years of COVID-related delays and cancellations, live performance is returning to Australian stages. Belvoir St Theatre's Artistic Director Eamon Flack "What we really saw was that the whole of the national arts infrastructure is dependent on a massive freelance workforce whose existence, at the best of times, is precarious," says Flack. "We know the arts …

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Australia aims to ease inflation pressures ahead of election

2 years, 11 months ago

Australia aims to ease inflation pressures ahead of election

Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government presented a range of economic measures on Tuesday such as halving the tax on gasoline to help cushion the impact of high inflation and win votes at elections due by May. With inflation increasing in Australia and elsewhere driven in part by higher oil prices, the tax on gasoline and diesel will be halved from …

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Government support for arts widely criticised as ‘inadequate’

3 years, 3 months ago

Government support for arts widely criticised as ‘inadequate’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If correct, it would be inadequate to deal with the scale of the problem …

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ArtPlace America shows why culture matters to communities

3 years, 3 months ago

ArtPlace America shows why culture matters to communities

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Ashland, home to the cancer cluster tied to …

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NSW budget estimates hears average of four Aboriginal heritage sites per week green-lit for destruction

3 years, 4 months ago

NSW budget estimates hears average of four Aboriginal heritage sites per week green-lit for destruction

ABC

First Nations leaders are worried culturally significant trees in the path of a highway upgrade could fall to bulldozers amid revelations the New South Wales government permits an average of four Aboriginal heritage sites to be destroyed every week. Key points: NSW budget estimates revealed the government had approved 221 AHIPs in 2020/21 and 46 since July Seven culturally significant …

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British Council invites joint artistic projects between India and the UK for grants worth ₹25 million

3 years, 5 months ago

British Council invites joint artistic projects between India and the UK for grants worth ₹25 million

The Hindu

Augmented or virtual reality projects, co-productions, tours, exhibitions, art residencies, films, installations. The British Council’s latest open call looks to spot creative and artistic projects that are born out of collaborations between India and the UK, rooted in arts. Through enabling collaborations, Jonathan Kennedy, director of arts, British Council, India, believes that “we can build programmes in arts, culture and …

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Vaccine plea from Australian artists, as research shows COVID-related income losses have left many below the poverty line

3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccine plea from Australian artists, as research shows COVID-related income losses have left many below the poverty line

ABC

If staying afloat financially during the pandemic meant giving up a business you had spent 20 years building, what would you do? According to new research conducted by the National Association for the Visual Arts, one in two visual artists experienced an income decline of between 20–100 per cent last financial year. Among artists surveyed, 18 per cent earned no …

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Centre for Australian Studies opened at Guntur’s Acharya Nagarjuna University

3 years, 6 months ago

Centre for Australian Studies opened at Guntur’s Acharya Nagarjuna University

The Hindu

Vice-Consul, Australian Consulate General, Andrew Collister has said that deeper and engaging cultural understanding between two countries will nurture and enhance the bilateral relationships between the two countries. I congratulate the Nagarjuna University for opening a Centre for exploring Australian Culture, Literature and diversity,” said Mr. Collister after inaugurating Centre for Australian Studies at Acharya Nagarjuna University on Wednesday. He …

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NSW needs to pay more than lip service to NAIDOC's ‘Heal Country’ theme, says Aboriginal Land Council

3 years, 8 months ago

NSW needs to pay more than lip service to NAIDOC's ‘Heal Country’ theme, says Aboriginal Land Council

ABC

As NAIDOC week celebrations continue with the theme "Heal Country", the New South Wales government is being urged to improve laws that protect Aboriginal sacred sites and cultural heritage. Key points: The state government faces calls to ensure planning laws protect Aboriginal sacred sites and cultural heritage Significant Infrastructure law allows proponents of projects like mines or major housing developments …

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Amid global threat of climate change, should arts organisations take money from companies that are part of the problem?

3 years, 8 months ago

Amid global threat of climate change, should arts organisations take money from companies that are part of the problem?

Firstpost

Does it matter where arts sponsorship comes from? By Jo Caust Perth arts organisation ARTRAGE, which runs the annual Fringe World festival, last week announced it had accepted ongoing funding from the mining company Woodside Petroleum. With climate change as an overarching global threat, should arts organisations take money from the companies that are part of the problem? In March …

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What divides men and women? The Australia Talks survey reveals quite a list

3 years, 9 months ago

What divides men and women? The Australia Talks survey reveals quite a list

ABC

Male and female brains may be exceedingly similar in design, but the Australia Talks National Survey 2021 has confirmed they entertain a universe of differing views. Gender balance in leadership Thirty-eight per cent of women agree with the statement that "women are generally better leaders than men". When respondents were pushed further with the more provocative statement "women are generally …

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Most Australians believe there's a lot of racism these days, but experts say recognising discrimination is just the beginning

3 years, 9 months ago

Most Australians believe there's a lot of racism these days, but experts say recognising discrimination is just the beginning

ABC

Mohammad Al-Khafaji came to Australia as a refugee when he was 13 after his family fled Iraq seeking political asylum. Key points: Australia Talks found 76% of people from non-European backgrounds reported discrimination on the basis of ethnicity Most respondents also said they believed there was a lot of racism these days Experts say an anti-racism strategy is needed and …

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How the Budget helps Australia fight back against China

3 years, 10 months ago

How the Budget helps Australia fight back against China

Daily Mail

Australia will bolster its defence force, provide more funding for its spies and help exporters find new markets in a massive push back against China. Pictured: Australia's spy chief Nick Warner pictured meeting Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte 'It will also enable ASIO to better leverage Australian industry to help respond to challenges posed by rapid technological change,' the budget says. …

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How Australia's budget is designed to win votes ahead of federal election

3 years, 10 months ago

How Australia's budget is designed to win votes ahead of federal election

Daily Mail

Barista Szilvia at work at Madisons cafe on the Gold Coast When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, about 900,000 Aussies lost their jobs as restaurants, pubs, and shops were shut down to stop the deadly disease from rapidly spreading throughout the nation. The October budget backed up these large-scale programs by bringing forward permanent tax cuts for …

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Documents reveal inside story of Australia's defence cooperation with Myanmar junta

4 years ago

Documents reveal inside story of Australia's defence cooperation with Myanmar junta

ABC

Documents released under freedom of information laws have revealed new details about Australia's controversial program of defence cooperation with Myanmar's military. Key points: The federal government says its military cooperation with Myanmar is "modest" in scale The documents illuminate some of the challenges and pitfalls of dealing with a military, which has been accused of war crimes The documents also …

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