Artists shouldn't have to endlessly demonstrate their value. Coalition leaders used to know it
- Written by Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
Bell Shakespeare's recent Hamlet tour was cut short by COVID-19. Photo: Brett Boardman
For more than 190,000 Australians employed in the cultural sector, the last month brought a quadrella of horror.
First, having spent decades promoting flexible labour markets, the federal government is now using those same conditions to exclude thousands of casual...