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Federal Government injects further $35M; Support Act relief extended to all performing arts

Additional funding for Support Act and the Sustainability Fund hopes to keep the live performance sector afloat.

10 Aug 2021 11:51

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The live performance sector is forced to wait out another wave of lockdowns and cancelled gigs. Image: Unsplash.

Today (10 August), the Morrison Government announced an additional $35 million in support for arts workers and companies, including $20 million for the arts charity Support Act and $15 million for the COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.

The latest funding increases the Federal Government’s Creative Economy COVID support package to $475 million, from an original $250 million in 2020.

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