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

28 April 2026

Theatre Network Australia (TNA) is hosting an online meetup for NSW Local Government Arts and Culture teams.

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17 December 2025

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9 December 2025

TNA has made a submission to the Tasmanian Government’s 2026-2027 Pre-Budget Consultation. This was a chance to contribute, on behalf of our Tasmanian members and the Tasmanian arts community, to the State’s budget priorities and policies. In our submission, TNA …

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14 October 2025

Recently, Parliament conducted an Inquiry into Revive: the National Cultural Policy. The committee was particularly interested in the sector’s feedback on ways to boost the productivity of the sector, and the risks and opportunities that emerging technologies pose. TNA made …

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2 September 2025

Earlier this year, the NSW Government was welcoming input on opportunities for tax reforms that support the arts and creative industries. This was one of TNA’s recommendations to government in the lead-up to the Federal Election. TNA made a submission, …

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