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Federal budget 2016: arts experts react

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Last night’s federal budget had little to say about the arts. The Arts Party described it as a “nothing” budget for the arts, while Live Performance Australia said it “fails to deliver any major new policy initiatives or programs” for the industry. The Media,...

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