There’s an election coming up. What does that mean for the arts? Also, the sector responds to the Queensland Music Awards and South Australia launches a cultural policy.
We’re in election campaigning but you could be excused for asking WTF now?! when it comes to arts and cultural platforms from the political parties given how little has been said about it so far. Even if arts hasn’t been front and centre, the incumbent government and some of the parties have positions and some arts organisations have expressed their wishlists from the Election.
Arts Minster Tony Burke also commented on the Venice Biennale sage, the sector responded to criticisms against Kelle Green’s Queensland Music Awards win and South Australia launched a cultural policy and a rebranded Arts SA.
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What's been going on?
Here’s WTF happened this week:
Tony Burke outlines Labor’s arts agenda going into the election
Arts Minister Tony Burke has outlined Labor’s ongoing agenda for the arts including consultation on the next cultural policy, arm’s length arts funding, local content quotas and more.
As we head towards the next Federal Election on Saturday 3 May 2025 lots of things are on the agenda – the dual cost of living and housing affordability crises, health, childcare, climate and energy, taxation and more. One thing we haven’t heard much about in the campaign trail (so far at least) is the arts. This and the next two listings cover what we have heard about the arts in the election.
