Ben Eltham
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The minefield of cultural measurement
Arts strategist Julianne Schultz says we need to start measuring the value of culture, an important but risky venture.
ArtsReady welcome, but arts training still in trouble
The Federal Government’s announcement of new funding for arts training can’t paper over the problems confronting the sector.
National Live Music Office a huge win for Australian music industry
It's been a long time coming, but Australia finally has a plan for saving live music venues.
Saving the book industry
The Collaborative Book Industry Council has prepared a roadmap for the industry. Will it be enough?
Arts funding: which party gives more?
Who spends more on the arts: Labor or Liberal? The answer might surprise you, writes Ben Eltham.
Eight units to monitor 747 nightclubs
While APRA reacts angrily to media coverage of its ACCC re-authorisation, new claims cast doubt on its distribution methods
Music monopoly runs into trouble with Competition Watchdog
APRA's $160 million monopoly is under the spotlight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Major arts reforms hidden beneath leadership spill
Some important things happened in Federal Parliament this week – and not just in the Labor caucus room. With the…
Coalition signals backing for arts elite
George Brandis is showing support for the controversial Melba Foundation, which was defunded after peer review.
The new censorship: a campaign against arts funding?
Was the police raid on Paul Yore's Linden Centre exhibition really the start of a right-wing campaign against arts funding?