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Writing Australia: can the new national literature body make a real difference for authors?

Supporting writers is nation-building work, and expectations are high for the new body with its re-inaugurated poet laureate

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The dancers with disability exploring sex and love: ‘Once you open the floodgates, it’s pretty interesting’

For 30 years, Restless Dance Theatre has been empowering its performers to use dance to tackle topics rarely broached on or off the stage

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Treasurer releases intergenerational report – as it happened

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Two federal bodies created to bolster arts sector

Laws have passed parliament setting up two new arts bodies as part of the renamed Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council.

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Tina Arena resigns from board of Australia Council for the Arts

The Australia Council for the Arts releases a statement saying the ARIA Hall of Fame inductee had stepped down from the government arts funding body "due to her work commitments".

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A story for every place, not jobs and growth: Revive reflects global trends in policy – cultural and otherwise

Federal Labor is engaged in urgent reform, making up for the “lost decade” under the Coalition. The Voice, industrial relations, climate change, universities, health, Asian-Pacific diplomacy, research and development are all undergoing significant policy review. We can now add the new National Cultural Policy, dubbed Revive.

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Will government arts sector cash injection be enough?

It's hard to say if the government's increased arts funding will be enough to restore underfunded parts of the sector, the Australia Council chief says.

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Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector

In May, we predicted Tony Burke’s joint portfolio of workplace relations and the arts was an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural sector.

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'Arts are meant to be at the heart of our life': what the new national cultural policy could mean for Australia – if it all comes together

It’s finally been launched. A new cultural policy for Australia. After years (actually decades) of neglect, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today launched a new national cultural policy, Revive. In his speech he said:

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‘The government has listened’: Australia’s peak bodies praise $300m federal arts policy

Launched by Anthony Albanese at Melbourne live music pub the Espy, the policy offers welcome support for the beleaguered industry

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

The government just launched the first national cultural policy in a decade. Here's a short-cut guide to the major commitments and wins for the sector, and what's missing.

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Albanese promises National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs and pivots towards the modern and mainstream in new cultural policy

The Albanese government’s cultural policy, released Monday, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on streaming services and a shift to greater support for the popular in the arts.

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Don’t give up your day job: how Australia’s favourite authors are making ends meet

According to new research, writing books brings in $18,200 a year on average. This leaves the celebrated authors we spoke to hustling seven days a week

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Artist Casey Jenkins scores legal victory after Australia Council revokes funding for performance piece

Casey Jenkins is suing the Australia Council for snatching away a $25,000 grant over an exhibition which showed audiences the possible moment of conception through monthly self-inseminations and daily IVF injections.

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Australia Council faces legal setback in case brought by self-insemination artist

Casey Jenkins is suing national arts body for withdrawing funding for performance exhibition Immaculate in 2020

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Gender pay gap in Australian arts almost double that in other industries, research finds

Women paid almost 25% less in performing and visual arts than men, with pay gap almost doubling if artist had a first language other than english

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Construction of First Nations cultural centre in SA halted amid budget blowout

Slated for completion in 2025 with a budget of $200m, the Tarrkarri project is now to be reviewed early next year

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Minister talks Indigenous artistic control

A new government body could help Indigenous artists maintain control of their work, Arts Minister Tony Burke has flagged.

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This was supposed to be a 'wellbeing budget' – so why does it feel like the arts have been overlooked?

The first Labor federal budget has come down, but the arts are almost nowhere to be seen.

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A Melb Artist Is Suing In Federal Court After Funding Was Pulled For Self-Insemination Project

The art projects explores stigma around queer pregnancy.

The Guardian - AU

Self-insemination performance artist could be forced to pay security on Australia Council’s legal costs

Lawyers for Casey Jenkins, who alleges council’s withdrawal of funding was discriminatory, says ‘security for costs’ order is ‘cynical’

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Artist seeks emails in court after Australia Council pulled funding for self-insemination show

Casey Jenkins believes emails linking then arts minister to council’s withdrawal of funding may not have been disclosed, their lawyers said in court

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Australian stages are packed with great shows – so why aren’t people booking tickets?

The subscription model is ‘broken’, sales are unpredictable, and audience behaviour may have shifted for good. But not every state is equal

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‘A national scandal’: Australian authors take aim at ‘woefully underfunded’ literary sector

Richard Flanagan, Helen Garner and Kate Grenville call for ‘vast inequity’ to be corrected, as planning continues for national cultural policy

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

Tony Burke has promised a renewed focus on the arts and a suite of reforms to support the sector – but is staying quiet on the question of funding.

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