Art Centre finances are recovering: There are signs of a sustained recovery in sales in Art Centres. However, most Art Centres are very small businesses, with limited resources to deal with shocks and change. While around half of all Art Centres trade at a loss, this situation has improved over the last three years; the...

The case study discussed in this report was undertaken in 2014 and focuses on the learning experiences and aspirations of five inmates involved in the Berrimah Construction Services (BCS) program and of a further five who were not involved in this program or undertaking activities within the broader Sentenced to a Job initiative.

Summary of findings: Stability: Around 90% of independent Aboriginal artists have been working for five years or more and many for over 20 years. Modest production and sales: Most artists work part time, with low levels of sales. In the week before their interviews, three-quarters of artists produced three or fewer works, and three-quarters earned...

Arts worker employment is highly valued by employees: Personally, professionally and socially, all arts workers rated their employment highly. A wide range of professional, personal, social and cultural benefits are generated for arts workers: Tangible and intangible benefits were created. Tangible benefits included financial independence, making better health choices and gaining skills and adding capacity...

In remote Australia overall, transport systems are less safe, less efficient and less reliable than in non-remote Australia. Shortages of transport infrastructures and services are likely to be increasing in the context of demographic, economic and climate changes. Annual transport costs range from $8,000 to $18,000/person in Australia. In Australia, people pay $600–$7,500 per year...