media coverage
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Crikey
Ben Eltham reviews Labor’s National Cultural Policy and calls it a significant boost and down payment on Australian arts & culture. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Fund the Arts Ben Eltham talks to Fairfax about what Labor’s post election priorities should be, notably Australia Council funding and content quotas. Link
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ABC
Claire Pullen speaks to the ABC about the role of streamers in supporting Australia’s film and TV sector. Link
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ABC RN - Big Ideas
Screenwriter Peter Mattessi and head of the Australian Writers’ Guild, Claire Pullen, take a deep dive on the cultural case for content quotas. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Fletcher reacts to Tony Burke announcement on local content quotas for streaming services. Link
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SBS
Claire Pullen talking about how funding and content quotas impact diversity on our screens and why we need more. Link
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The Age
Kerrie O’Brien speaks to Fund the Arts’ Luke Sinclair * Ben Eltham about where the arts is at and what needs to happen. Link.
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ABC
Fund the Arts assesses the various arts policies of the major parties ahead of the election. Link
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The Australian
Matthew Westwood explores the candidates arts policies and speaks with Fund the Arts’ Ben Eltham about it.
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ABC LNL
Arts academic A/Prof Jo Caust talks to Phillip Adams about the arts innovations govts are instituting globally Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Ben Eltham explains to the Sydney Morning Herald that the budget represents a significant cut to the arts sector. Link
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Crikey
Following Ireland’s decision to pay its artists a basic income, David Latham argues for a similar scheme here. Link
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The Guardian
Kelly Burke inter4views Ben Eltham from Fund the Arts on the 2022 horror budget for the arts sector. Link
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The Conversation
Ben Eltham explains how dire the situation has become for Australian writings with a 40% cut in funding. Link
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Australian Book Review
David Latham explains the context for the formation of the Fund the Arts campaign and its strategy. Link
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ABC RN - Late Night Live
Ben Eltham and Claire Pullen speak with Phillip Adams on LNL about the state of the Australian arts & screen industry, and what policies and funding is needed. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Head of the Australian Writers Guild and FTA supporter, Claire Pullen, says we need Oz content quotas on streaming services to save Australia’s screen industry. Link
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The Conversation
Ben Eltham explains the government’s claim of $4bn of support for the arts is wildly exaggerated. Link
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ABC RN Breakfast
Patricia Karvelas speaks with AWG’s Claire Pullen & Fund the Arts’ Rhys Muldoon on the need for screen quotas on streaming platforms to save Oz TV & film. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
‘The world values our artists. Why don’t our leaders?’ An op-ed by Joanna Murray-Smith and Ben Eltham. Link.
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Triple R Breakfasters
Fund the Arts Ambassador, Ben Eltham, spoke to RRR about the state of politics, including the arts from 7:00. Link.
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The Age
The Age’s Arts Editor, Nick Miller, discusses Fund the Arts’ national campaign strategy with David Latham. Link.
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The Australian
Melbourne philanthropist, Maureen Wheeler, pledges 100k to the Fund the Arts campaign if matched by others. Link
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ABC RN | Breakfast
Cathy van Extel spoke to Darren Middleton of Powderfinger and Ben Eltham about the ‘Fund the Arts’ campaign. Link.
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ABC Melbourne
Virginia Trioli discusses national arts funding with Australian playwright, screenwriter & novelist Joanna Murray-Smith. Link
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The Age
‘The world values our artists. Why don’t our leaders?’ an op-ed written by Joanna Murray-Smith and Ben Eltham for The Age. Link.
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Brisbane Times
‘The world values our artists. Why don’t our leaders?’ An op-ed by Joanna Murray-Smith and Ben Eltham in the Brisbane Times. Link
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FBi Radio
Dr Ben Eltham speaks to Lill Scott from FBi Radio in Sydney about the state of the sector and what is in store in the campaign. Link.
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Beat Magazine
The Fund the Arts campaign explain to Beat magazine what a national campaign would look like. Link.
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Forte magazine
Forte spoke with the campaign organisers to get a sense of what a Fund the Arts campaign would involve. Link.
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WA Today
‘The world values our artists. Why don’t our leaders?’ an op-ed piece written by Joanna Murray-Smith and Ben Eltham for WA Today. Link
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Triple R
Ben Eltham spoke at length to Daniel Santangeli on Triple R’s SmartArts about Fund the Arts pre-election campaign. Link.
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The Age
Head of the AWG and FTA supporter, Claire Pullen, says we need Oz content quotas on streaming services to save Australia’s screen industry. Link
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WA Today
Head of the AWG and FTA supporter, Claire Pullen, says we need Oz content quotas on streaming services to save Australia’s screen industry.
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Brisbane Times
Head of the AWG and FTA supporter, Claire Pullen, says we need Oz content quotas on streaming services to save Australia’s screen industry.
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3aw Drive with Tom Elliott
Claire Pullen of the AWG speaks to Tom Elliott about the need for Australian content quotas as Neighbours winds up. Link
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Arts Hub
Richard Watts of ArtsHub outlines what Fund the Arts and other arts groups have in store in marginal seats as the election looms. Link
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Limelight
Steve Dow speaks with Dr Ben Eltham about the 022 budget impacts and what the future looks like. Link
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ABC RN | PM
Emily Bourke canvasses the arts community reaction to the federal budget, including Fund the Arts. Link
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Limelight magazine
Limelight magazine looks at Fund the Arts scorecarding of the various political parties. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Kerrie O’Brien speaks to Fund the Arts’ Luke Sinclair and Ben Eltham about where the arts are at and what needs to happen. Link
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WA Today
Kerrie O’Brien speaks to Fund the Arts’ Luke Sinclair and Ben Eltham about where the arts are at and what needs to happen. Link
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Brisbane Times
Kerrie O’Brien speaks to Fund the Arts’ Luke Sinclair and Ben Eltham about where the arts are at and what needs to happen. Link
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The Age
Fund the Arts outlines top priorities in arts for a Labor govt, namely Aust Council funding and content quotas. Link
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Brisbane Times
Fund the Arts speaks about what the top priorities should be for a Labor govt when it comes to the arts. Link
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WA Today
Fund the Arts talks about what Labor’s top post election arts priorities should be, namely content quotas and Oz Council funding. Link
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ABC RN Breakfast
Claire Pullen, ED of the Australian Writers Guild, spoke with Patricia Karvelas about Australia becoming a TV/film exporter. Link
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Crikey
David Latham writes about the need for the Albanese Government’s commitment to Australian made to extend to our cultural landscape. Link
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Crikey
David Latham writes about the lobbying efforts of the streaming sector and its report which exaggerates local investment in Oz screen content. Link
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Sydney Morning Herald
Linda Morris of Fairfax writes about the precarious financial situation Australian playwrights have been in and the need to extend a new agreement. Link
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Crikey
Claire Pullen of the Australian Writers Guild pens an opinion piece on the need to invest in Australian stories. Link
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AFR
Tony Burke announces the government will be introducing local content quotas for streaming services at the AWGIES. Link