Since the recent cuts to the budget by the Abbott government there has been unanimous concern for the impact the cutback in arts will hold for Australian culture. The across the board cuts to the Australia Council and Screen Australia threatens a grave impact for small to medium arts organisations as well as individual practitioners. The decrease in funding will result in fewer government grants for emerging artists and the harsh truth that fewer films and television programmes are likely to be produced. A dynamic part of Australian identity, the loss of funding will be a long-term impediment on the growth and cultural vibrancy of the arts in Australia.
Published recently in the Guardian, united practitioners in the arts community, including Christos Tsiolkas, JM Coetzee, Don Watson, Shaun Tan and…
