How can we ensure that the Budget aligns with sector needs? Image: Shutterstock.
Each year, Ministers and senior public servants attend an annual Budget Estimates inquiry to answer questions about the expenditure, performance and effectiveness of their agencies. It is a key process for government accountability and transparency, explains the NSW Government’s website.
Last Thursday (9 November), it was NSW Special Minister of State Roads, Arts, Music and the Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism, John Graham’s turn to come before the Legislative Council to answer questions about spending for 2023-24.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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