Work of the MCM

Following each meeting the discussions and outcomes are summarised and made publicly available via communique.

The secretariat for the Meeting of Cultural Ministers rotates among the jurisdictions. The current secretariat is the Government of Queensland.

The Meeting of Cultural Ministers is advised and assisted by an Officials Working Group and has a number of working groups which progress government priorities, such as the collection of cultural data and the National Arts and Disability Strategy.

4 November 2016

The Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, has met with state and territory arts and culture ministers.

7 October 2015

Arts and culture ministers from across the country met in Mildura on Friday 2 October 2015 for the annual Meeting of Cultural Ministers....

18 June 2014

The National Arts and Health Framework has been released. The framework, endorsed by the Standing Council on Health and the Meeting of Cultural...

12 April 2013

The signed National Arts and Culture Accord has been released. This agreement, between the Australian, state and territory governments and the...

6 May 2010

An initiative aimed at encouraging best practice regulation for live music and entertainment in states and territories has received support from...

Statistics Working Group

The Statistics Working Group manages a national program of cultural data collection, research and analysis.

The cultural ministers are advised and supported by a working group of senior public sector officials from the Australian...

The National Arts and Disability Strategy presents a vision for improving access and participation in artistic and cultural...