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"In January the Albanese government launched a new arts policy, Revive. Among
its measures was a commitment to exempt Australia’s seven national performing
arts training organisations from the efficiency dividend.
The directors of Australia’s national cultural organisations in the galleries,
libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) sector might well have looked on in
envy, but also in hope. Revive did not deal with their problems, but Arts
Minister Tony Burke does recognise they are in deep trouble.
Staff at the National Gallery of Australia, for example, are working in mouldy
rooms and using towels and buckets to mitigate a “national disgrace”. This
week, Burke gave assurances the cultural institutions will receive increased
funding in the May budget, but it is not yet clear how much, or for how long.
And for many of the sector’s ills, the efficiency dividend is to blame."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
