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The Australian Arts Industry – Fact Sheet

The Australian arts sector out-performs other industries by growing 40% faster than the economy as a whole.

2 Oct 2014 12:00

Peta Mayer

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This arts-labour generated around 3% of Australia’s GDP ($32 billion) in 2011.

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