Hopes music body could take fans from Beyonce to Briggs Music Australia should be able to work out how to get Spotify and Apple Music to feature more Australian tunes, the national arts funding body chief says. AAP · Feb 2, 2023
Business sector has driven shift to ‘values-based capitalism’, Jim Chalmers says Treasurer hits back at criticism of his essay that championed co-investment and economic inclusion The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023
Workplace reforms back on agenda when parliament returns next week, Tony Burke says Albanese government to launch new industrial relations negotiations but all but rules out bringing back bargaining fees for non-union members The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023
Constitution did not detail air force, nuclear subs: Albanese on Voice referendum Tony Burke has accused "no" proponents of not understanding the constitution. The Canberra Times · Feb 1, 2023
Labor lines up insecure work crackdown for late 2023 Labor's promised crackdown on insecure work and wage theft will wait until later in the year after the government closes loopholes in earlier workplace reforms. AAP · Feb 1, 2023
Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector In May, we predicted Tony Burke’s joint portfolio of workplace relations and the arts was an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural sector. The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023
Domestic violence leave comes into effect Full-time, part-time and casual workers will be entitled to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave at their full-pay rate under new laws to start within days. AAP · Jan 30, 2023
After years of austerity, Revive writes the next chapter in Australian literary culture The Albanese government’s Revive is Australia’s first national cultural policy in ten years. The last was the Gillard government’s Creative Australia in 2013. The Conversation · Jan 30, 2023
‘The government has listened’: Australia’s peak bodies praise $300m federal arts policy Launched by Anthony Albanese at Melbourne live music pub the Espy, the policy offers welcome support for the beleaguered industry The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2023
Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry The government just launched the first national cultural policy in a decade. Here's a short-cut guide to the major commitments and wins for the sector, and what's missing. ABC News · Jan 30, 2023
Murdoch granted leave to expand legal case – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023
Albanese promises National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs and pivots towards the modern and mainstream in new cultural policy The Albanese government’s cultural policy, released Monday, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on streaming services and a shift to greater support for the popular in the arts. The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023
Music, literature and First Nations at the forefront of a $300m boost to the arts, Labor to announce Albanese government’s new Revive program an attempt to reverse declines to the arts sector but financial details not expected until May budget The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023
Czech pair defend Australian Open doubles title; millions of RATs to expire in coming months – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2023
AAP · Jan 27, 2023 Writers to be paid for audio, e-book loans Australian writers will be paid when their digital publications are held in libraries, a $12.9 million measure that forms part of the national cultural policy.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2023 Federal government to intervene in transport union’s high court fight against Qantas Tony Burke to be represented in case as airline seeks to overturn November decision which found it illegally outsourced ground staff jobs
ABC News · Jan 18, 2023 National galleries and museums hopeful for May budget cash lifeline after Anthony Albanese labels them 'starved of funds' Organisations such as the National Library of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia have sounded warnings about their ongoing viability, following budget cuts and surging operating costs.
Pedestrian.tv · Dec 31, 2022 Arts Minister Tony Burke Hinted Deets Of A New Aus Cultural Policy It’s Fab News For Artists “In 2023 the culture war is over and cultural policy is ready to begin.”
AAP · Dec 30, 2022 Arts minister rules out big fixes Arts Minister Tony Burke has spruiked his government's cultural policy, saying it will end the culture wars but won't address funding for key institutions.
The Canberra Times · Dec 27, 2022 National institutions could receive extra funding Arts minister Tony Burke called the funding cuts to Australia's institutions a 'decade-long culture war waged by the previous Liberal/National government'.
AAP · Dec 18, 2022 Aussie firies gain better compensation Changes to workplace compensation laws mean firefighters exposed to cancer-causing smoke in the line of duty will have increased financial support.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2022 ‘People deserve to have certainty’: the growing push for ‘roster justice’ Unions and some politicians are getting behind the idea of guaranteeing workers predictable rosters. But what does it mean and who does it impact?
The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022 The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have proved contentious, but this year's winners are worth celebrating The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at a ceremony in Launceston. This year’s shortlists presented a challenge for the judges, who selected 30 titles from more than 540 eligible entries.
ABC News · Dec 12, 2022 National Gallery of Australia chair projects $265 million shortfall over 10 years, jobs could go The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) may have to cut up to half its staff if the national institution's funding isn't increased by June of next year, independent senator David Pocock says.
The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022 Pay secrecy clauses are now banned in Australia; here's how that could benefit you Do you work for an organisation that treats pay information like a state secret? Do you know what your coworkers get paid? Can you tell others what you earn?