Crikey, Esther Anatolitis
16 May 2024

Despite new funding committed to bolster Revive, the government’s national cultural policy, the arts sector is not in a celebratory mood.

Against such an ambitious program, the industry response to this year’s budget has been mixed. 

APRA AMCOS welcomes Revive Live and looks further ahead, with CEO Dean Ormston calling for a new tax mechanism to stimulate widespread investment: “Australia urgently requires a national catalyst in the form of a tax offset to revive Australian live music.”

Theatre Network Australia also welcomes the overall approach, particularly the support for people with a disability, and advocates stronger support for independent artists and the small-to-medium sector which “persists in contributing to Australia’s cultural capital, economy, liveability, and wellbeing, while struggling with rising costs, poor working conditions, workforce shortages, and burnout”.

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