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Impact of budget cuts for writers

Here's what the 2015 Budget means for writers and literary organisations, and how you can have your say.

27 May 2015

Kate Larsen

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Last week’s Federal Budget came as a big shock for the arts, with the sector responding with a petition calling to reverse the proposed cuts.

The budget left overall arts funding intact, but cut $104.8 million from The Australia Council over four years to go towards a new National Programme for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA).

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Kate Larsen

About the Author

Kate Larsen is a Non-Profit and Cultural consultant, arts manager and writer with more than 20 years’ experience in the non-profit, government and arts sectors in Australia, Asia and the UK. She is a former Director of Writers Victoria, Co-Convenor of the Arts Industry Council of Victoria and CEO of Arts Access Australia.