This is the Labor Party's arts policy document for this year's federal election. It includes a commitment to increase arts funding, to introduce a resale royalty scheme for visual artists and to examine ways to adequately protect artist's copyright given the challenges posed by new and emerging platforms and changes in consumer patterns.

Australia's future wealth lies in training a more productive workforce, and the economy could be boosted if more people stayed in education or training for longer argue Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith in this discussion paper on Labor's future education policy.

The Australian Labor Party's white paper on higher education, research and innovation, issued by Jenny Macklin.