The Australian Labor Party has unveiled its cultural policy ahead of the election this Saturday, promising increased cooperation between federal, state, and local levels of government when it comes to the arts sector, as well as an "arms-length" approach to funding.
Those who have enjoyed getting video art and experimental short films delivered weekly to their inbox via Lauren Carroll Harris' e-newsletter Prototype will be pleased to know the critic and curator plans a second iteration.
The minister for the arts, Simon Crean, has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, today announced appointments to the Australia Council's Theatre, Literature and Dance Boards.