With the appointment of new Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, the country has an opportunity to heal the damaged relationship with the arts, says David Pledger.
The appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister has provided a unique opportunity to resolve the ongoing stoush between former arts minister George Brandis and the Australian arts sector.
Turnbull has voiced his desire for an Australia “that is agile, that is innovative, that is creative” - qualities that are in no short supply in our small to medium arts sector.
All this offers the opportunity to recalibrate, to take a blank canvas and create a new and bipartisan policy picture.
So let’s start from a wholly unconventional place... Keep reading on The Conversation
The appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister has provided a unique opportunity to resolve the ongoing stoush between former arts minister George Brandis and the Australian arts sector.
Turnbull has voiced his desire for an Australia “that is agile, that is innovative, that is creative” - qualities that are in no short supply in our small to medium arts sector.
All this offers the opportunity to recalibrate, to take a blank canvas and create a new and bipartisan policy picture.
So let’s start from a wholly unconventional place... Keep reading on The Conversation