This re-issue replaces the publication released on 24 August 2006. This re-issue contains amended data for state and territory government expenditure on nature parks and reserves for the periods 2002-03 and 2003-04

This report covers various aspects of involvement in culture, the arts and cultural heritage relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of Australia. It draws together data from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, the 2002 General Social Survey, the 2001 Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey, and the...

More than $5 billion was spent by the public sector in Australia on cultural activities in 2004-05, according to this ABS report. Governments in Australia gave the largest proportion of their total cultural funding to broadcasting and film ($1.2 billion) in 2004-05, followed by nature parks and reserves ($1.0 billion), libraries and archives ($515 million)...

Total government funding for cultural activities reached $5 billion in 2003-04 ($5,000.7m). At the federal level, the Australian Government contributed $1,699.4m (34%) to cultural funding while state and territory governments contributed $2,356.2m (47%). Local governments provided $945.1m (19%).

This book presents an innovative analysis of the notion of culture applied to territorial and local development.