“So, basically, right-wing governments, just one the first things they do is just slash the arts budget.
What that says to me is that art must be very powerful, if the first thing that the politicians do is to cut arts funding.
They are trying to disappear art in this country.
Whereas the creative arts employs 7.2% of the workforce.
You know, it’s about the same as mining and I’m happy to say, I’m proud to say that our industry pays more tax than the mining industry. “