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Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings indicate crisis across sectors

New findings illustrate that Australia's creative workforce is in a critical shape, facing recruitment and retention issues.

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The case for those with the battle scars to sit on arts boards

With the make-up of arts boards ever under the microscope, looking to directors from the sector with runs on the…

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The untapped potential of theatre-based interventions for mental health

The benefits of using interactive theatre and creative arts activities to educate and build mental health skills.

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New report shows Australia in crisis, but offers a pathway to wellbeing through creativity

As social cohesion drops to a new low in Australia, ANA’s new report touts creativity’s positive impact on wellbeing.

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Will the US win?

What will be the impact of this week's US election results on the arts? And what will be the implications…

Amy MacMahon, the Queensland Greens MP for South Brisbane and spokesperson for the arts, stands in front of a mural painted by Thistle Pearl @thistlesanctuary. Amy is a fair-skinned woman with short brown hair and glasses and wearing a green t-shirt. She stands in front of a vibrantly coloured piece of street art.
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Queensland election: The Greens’ vision for the arts in the state

Publicly-owned spaces for creative activity, a living wage for artists and addressing the cost of living crisis are key platforms…

The ACT's Shadow Minister for Arts Nicole Lawder, discusses arts policy in the lead-up to the ACT election. Nicole wears a bright pink jacket and has neat brown hair; she stands on a wooden bridge over a misty lake with her right hand on her hip and her left hand on the bridge railing.
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ACT election: Supporting artists, not just creative infrastructure, through real growth in the arts budget

A Canberra Liberals Government will support local artists by offering immediate financial relief through a one-off 10% increase in grants…

Jo Clay, the Member for Ginninderra and ACT Greens spokesperson for the arts. The ACT election takes place on Saturday 19 October 2024. A fair-skinned woman with wavy, should-length black hair and wearing a green jacket over a black shirt, stands with her hands on her hips and smiling in front of a brightly painted piece of street art.
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ACT election: let’s put art at the heart of the capital

The ACT Greens spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Legislative Assembly member Jo Clay, presents the case for voting Greens in…

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ACT election: Labor’s vision for the arts in the Australian Capital Territory

Tara Cheyne, ACT Minister for Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, outlines her vision for the national capital’s creative future.

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Does generative AI and AI for book editing spell the end of professional editors?

In the world of AI for book editing, professional editors are more than just nit-pickers looking for typos, say the…

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