The bosses of major arts organisations liked the prime minister’s rhetoric as much as the extra money his government has promised the sector.
unveiled by the Albanese government on Monday, as much for its arts-affirming rhetoric as for the $286 million in new funding it has promised for the sector.
The contemporary music industry gets $69 million for the creation of Music Australia, which will play a role identical to the one Screen Australia plays for the film business, with a remit to invest in the development, production and promotion of Australian music.
As notable as the money was the rhetoric in Monday’s announcement of the cultural policy at Melbourne’s storied live music venue the Esplanade Hotel. Sydney Dance Company chairman Brett Clegg said such language represented “a very welcome elevation of arts in the national conversation”. “There’s probably been a bit more ‘command and control’ management in some arts companies than you’ve seen in the average corporate, so I think this policy will help the sector catch up,” Mr Sims said.
Pouring cold water on the policy was the opposition spokesman on the arts, Paul Fletcher. He argued new money in the policy was actually only about $240 million, because $45 million had been raised by the government cancelling the Coalition’s Temporary Interruption Fund for the film industry.
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