LPA calls for theatre industry tax relief
Live Performance Australia pushes for UK-style tax relief scheme for local theatre producers to help stimulate sector investment and jobs.
Live Performance Australia pushes for UK-style tax relief scheme for local theatre producers to help stimulate sector investment and jobs.
John Farnham, Opera Australia, Musica Viva Australia and two state symphony orchestras are among artists who have shown support for the Voice to Parliament.
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The modest, restrained budget has few initiatives for the arts and entertainment industry, though this was foreshadowed, with future arts funding to be laid out in the forthcoming Cultural Policy.
Industry researchers say 2022 Budget ends COVID support far too early, as an especially dire picture emerges for film and television and for regional arts.
Arts events planned for January face an uncertain Christmas with NSW reporting record COVID case numbers.
Sydney has dropped off the map internationally because it doesn’t have enough theatres, says British impresario Howard Panter. For decades, the theatre industry has lobbied for more Sydney venues.
Three Melbourne-based artists have launched a petition calling for the arts to be included in our daily news services in a similar way to sport.
The stimulus package will provide much-needed support for performing arts organisations who have lost income as a result of Sydney's current COVID lockdown.
Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has resisted calls to extend the subsidy for the arts industry, confirming that JobKeeper will cease on 28 March.
Tickets have gone on sale for the Sydney season, which will open in June 2021. Producer Rodney Rigby explains why he feels optimistic about bringing the heartwarming musical back to Australian stages.
Live Performance Australia has welcomed the package of grants and loans, while the MEAA has described it as a “slap in the face” to workers in the industry.
Over 100 academics have sent an open letter to the Federal Government saying that Australia's cultural future is at stake and calling for urgent support.