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Indigenous art showcase in Singapore

28 April 2017

The Government will provide more than $200,000 to support an exhibition in Singapore of unique Indigenous sculptures.

Repatriation – the first step in the journey home

28 April 2017

The return of Indigenous ancestral remains from overseas institutions is only the first step in the journey of returning ancestors back to Country.

ANMM Council Appointments

2 May 2017

The Government has appointed Ms Alison Page and Mr David Blackley as part-time members of the Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum ...

Cultural role of our national institutions

8 May 2017

Each year we work with our National Cultural Institutions to highlight the key role they play in the lives of Australians and the cultural...

Budget 2017-18: Arts

9 May 2017

There is a $48.5 million boost over three years for Australia’s national cultural institutions in the 2017-18 Federal Budget.

Round 3 Production and Commissioning Fund Grant Recipients

10 May 2017

The third round of Production and Commissioning Fund recipients are listed below. All figures exclude GST.

Educational Lending Right—policies and procedures 2011

Published 12th May 2017

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This document sets out the policy and operational procedures for the Educational Lending Right Scheme, and was approved by the Minister for the Arts on 18 March 2011.

AFTRS Council Chair appointment

16 May 2017

Mr Russel Howcroft has been appointed as Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Council.

What’s on in June

Stay indoors and experience stunning art and culture at our cultural institutions this winter.

Inside ArtBank

26 May 2017

Peter Lin from Artbank talks to us about how they support Australian artists and the importance of art at work.

Reflecting on National Reconciliation Week

26 May 2017

Our national cultural institutions are holding a series of events to mark National Reconciliation Week.

Supporting Australia’s creative economy

26 May 2017

For more than 30 years the Australian Government has provided operational funding to eight elite performing arts training organisations that form...

Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund—Public Grants Program Round 2 Guidelines—2014–2018

Published 26th May 2017

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The Australian Government has committed approximately $312 million to activities to commemorate the Anzac Centenary, including $4 million for an Arts and Culture Fund. The Arts and Culture Fund...

What’s on in June

29 May 2017

Stay indoors and experience stunning art and culture at our cultural institutions this winter.

The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka

About the book

Ten years in the research and writing, irrepressibly bold, entertaining and often irreverent in style, Clare Wright’s The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is a fitting tribute to the unbiddable women of Ballarat—women who made Eureka a story for us all.

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About the author

Clare
Wright

Clare Wright is a historian who has worked as a political speechwriter, university lecturer, historical consultant and radio and television broadcaster. Her first book, Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia’s Female Publicans, garnered both critical and popular acclaim. Her ground-breaking second book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka won the 2014 Stella Prize. In 2016 Clare was awarded the Society of Women Writers Alice Award for her distinguished, long-term contribution to Australian Literature. Clare researched, wrote and presented the ABC television documentaries Utopia Girls and The War that Changed Us. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children.