ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s Beautiful One Day. Performers l- r: Kylie Doomadgee and Rachael Maza. Photo by Ponch Hawkes.
After nine years of Coalition rule, Labor’s win on Saturday has significant implications for Indigenous arts and culture in this country.
According to Rachael Maza (a Yidinji Meriam artist and Artistic Director of ILBIJERRI Theatre) and Daniel Riley (a Wiradjuri artist and Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre (ADT)) the next three years of government hold great promise for meaningful change.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
