Has the government rescued the arts in this budget? There are some winners but not much has changed
- Written by Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
Bangarra Dance Theatre dancers Bradley Smith and Rika Hamaguchi perform during a Sydney Festival media call in January. Some festival shows were cancelled due to COVID clusters.Dan Himbrechts/AAPThe arts were in free fall this time last year. COVID-19 restrictions had shut everything down and artists and arts organisations were reeling from a...





