Cultural policy
Guide
City of Melbourne arts infrastructure framework: a five year plan
The purpose of the City of Melbourne Arts Infrastructure Framework (MAIF) is to provide strategic direction on the delivery of arts infrastructure by the City of Melbourne and its external partners.
Report
The longitudinal study of Australian children: annual statistical report 2015
This report, which has been produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, aims to provide valuable insights into family functioning and child development for researchers, policy-makers, and those who provide services and support, as well as the community at large. Using five waves of LSAC data, this report covers a variety of aspects of...
Article
A Hope-led Recovery
Aboriginal suicide is different: that’s one of the key messages that came out of the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention conference in May this year. Other messages follow from that one: local communities know best how to understand causes and build solutions; and supporting and strengthening Aboriginal culture is a big part...
Discussion paper
Digital access and equity for multicultural communities
The Australian Government is investing in the digital transformation agenda to make it easier for individuals and businesses to access government services. The push to move government service delivery online and the speed of reforms require adequate consideration of, and tailored responses to, accessibility issues regarding the online information provision and service delivery.
Report
Cultural policy in the time of the creative industries
We suggest that the conflation of culture with creative industries since 1997 has harmed both cultural policy and creative industries policy in the UK. We propose that an official definition of the cultural sector and the production of government statistics to support such a definition will help to clarify creative industries policy and create a...