29 June 2020
Seed Investment to support new production
The Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund will provide competitive seed funding for new productions, festivals and events to support...
Seedlings growing on top of coins from soil/ground.
29 June 2020
Kick-starting local screen production
The Government has announced a $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF) for Screen Australia to support local film and television producers...
Movie making tools: film reels, camera, production board.
29 June 2020
Show starter loans
The $90 million for concessional loans will provide art organisations and businesses access to a vital source of required capital to fund...
Man working with theatre lighting.
29 June 2020
Supporting sustainability
As part of the $250 million JobMaker plan, there will be $35 million of funding to support significant arts and culture organisations and...
Acrobat wearing a safety harness kneeling on a safety net.
Literature Literature
29 June 2020
Supporting Australian writing and publishing
More than $22 million has been paid to over 13,100 authors, publishers and illustrators through the Lending Rights schemes in 2019–20.
Lending Rights. Pile of books.
Cultural heritage Cultural heritage
26 June 2020
$8 million enhance Australia's Trove portal
Australia's digital heritage collection delivers an extensive array of cultural and historical resources to all Australians.
Image of the National Library of Australia building in Canberra, Australia.
25 June 2020
$250 million JobMaker plan to restart Australia’s creative economy
A $250 million JobMaker plan will help restart the creative economy and get the entertainment, arts and screen sectors back to work.
view from the crowd of a lit up stage
22 June 2020
Support Act giving a helping hand during COVID-19
Hear first-hand how the charity Support Act is providing crisis relief, with the help of an Australian Government funding boost, to musicians,...
On the left hand side of the image is a picture of a smart phone with the Support Act wellbeing helpline number 1800 959 500, on the right hand side of the image is a person sitting against a wall leaning their head into their hands.
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
19 June 2020
Indigenous languages map goes viral
An interactive map helping people learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages has gone viral after being featured on ABC Online.
Gambay map on a screen on a wall.
Regional arts Regional arts
18 June 2020
New fellowships cultivate regional talent
Five regional artists and arts workers have been awarded a National Regional Arts Fellowship to support their arts practice in their local regions.
Left to right: Bethany Reece, Jack Sheppard, Vanessa Keenan (Copyright Nat Ord 2020-21), Alex Wisser, Kristina Chan (Photo credit Joshua Morris)

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