Inquiry into the National Cultural Policy 2025
Late last year Ausdance made a submission on behalf of the national Ausdance network in support of Australia’s dance ecosystem—artists, educators, Cultural dance leaders, companies, studios, festivals, community organisations and allied health partners across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia.
We welcomed the Committee’s targeted interest in (a) tax reform and productivity, and (b) emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI).
Our positions are grounded in prior Ausdance submissions (national, state and territory), sector research on valuing the arts, First Nations consultations, and lived experiences of dance professionals, workers, practitioners and small businesses.
The Ausdance national network also applauds and supports ANA’s (A New Approach) “Imagine 2035” call for a National Arts, Culture & Creativity Plan and urges its adoption alongside the National Cultural Policy. Such a plan should include a Strategy-on-a-Page, clear outcomes and measurements, and be underpinned by ongoing collaborations across all levels of government (federal, state, territory, local) and with First Nations leadership.
In recognising culture’s role in addressing major societal challenges we recommend policy settings and funding programs that explicitly allow for arts responses with social / environmental purpose, not only economic outputs.
Read the submission.
Prepared for Australian Dance Council, Ausdance Inc (National)
Email Julie Englefield: Tel. 0426296050
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