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Liz Hobday

Little trust in Creative Australia after Venice snafu

The treatment of the art duo chosen to represent Australia at Venice has 'poisoned the well'. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Trust in Australia's principal arts funding body Creative Australia has reached an all time low in the wake of the Venice Biennale controversy, according to culture sector researcher Ben Eltham.

In February, the body axed artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as its picks for the Venice Biennale, prompted by Sabsabi's early works being raised in federal parliament. 

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