Advocacy

Advocacy

TNA’s advocacy provides a voice for the performing arts, prioritising independents and small to medium companies. We do this in eight key ways:

  1. Campaigns on cultural policy issues
  2. Meetings with agencies (eg. Australia Council)
  3. Liaison with politicians and advisors
  4. Representing issues to political inquiries
  5. Collaborating with our advocacy partners
  6. Representing the sector in the media
  7. Research and Reports
  8. Advocacy tools and resources

Advocacy Toolkit

Advocacy is an amazing tool for creating positive change and outcomes, and a way to make best use of our democratic institutions. However, it's often difficult to know where to start, what's possible, and what works best. TNA's Advocacy Toolkit starts at the very beginning, aims to empower artists and arts workers, and gives them the tools to be effective advocates, both for themselves and for the arts sector as a whole.

Advocacy News

15 May 2024

Last night the Australian Government handed down the Federal Budget for 2024-25. In the days prior there had already been some announcements of additional investment for the arts and culture sector, including $117.2 million over four years for the national …

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10 May 2024

Dear VIC Members, Last night the 2024-25 state budget was handed down by the Allen government. You can read the statement from Creative Victoria here, which includes some commitments for new initiatives as well as some that were up for renewal. …

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29 April 2024

To mark International Dance Day, co-authors Carl Sciberras, Joshua Lowe, and Frankie Snowdon are pleased to share the Independent Dance Sector Report, a national scan of the independent dance sector. The report includes a clear definition of the sector, key …

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22 April 2024

Carl Sciberras, Joshua Lowe, and Frankie Snowdon invite you as a member of the national dance sector to attend a one-hour webinar to launch the release of the Independent Dance Sector Report. Monday April 29th8:30am (Perth – AWST), 10:00am (Adelaide/Darwin …

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27 March 2024

The WA state government is currently undergoing consultation for a new action plan for young people. The current action plan is here.  TNA convened an online meeting for the WA youth arts sector in November 2023, followed by an in-person gathering in March …

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Following the Federal Government’s commitment in REVIVE, the national cultural policy, the Fair Work Commission is undertaking a review of the modern awards, investigating existing award coverage and minimum standards for the arts and culture sector, including potential coverage gaps. …

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