Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
- Written by Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne
Labor launched its arts policy in Melbourne on Saturday. The new policy document is called “Renewing Creative Australia”, paying homage to Labor’s two previous cultural policy documents; “Creative Nation” in 1994 and “Creative Australia” in 2013.
The policy includes a commitment to restore funding taken by...