Calls are mounting to introduce a national award wage for workers in the arts, entertainment and culture sector.
The road map for Australia’s arts will set policy and funding priorities of the Albanese government and build on Labor’s Creative Australia policyThe National Cultural Policy is to be based around “five pillars”, including the centrality of the artist, First Nations participation and Australian stories.
Ten per cent of the Australia Council’s boosted budget should be preserved for literature, which receives four per cent of federal arts funding and is also underfunded by most state governments, Writing NSW said.Acclaimed writer Helen Garner gave thanks in her submission for the funding she received from the now defunct Literature Board which gave her months of unencumbered time for wide reading, and reflection.
“In terms of a place for every story, it feels that regional stories have lesser value than urban stories and fewer places to be heard and shared,” the network said. The peak lobby for visual artists, NAVA, said an award rate should be established for the visual arts, craft and design sector that mandates the adequate payment of artists and arts workers for their work.
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