tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820537932047326864.post2274045896401726075..comments2023-07-03T20:28:27.413+10:00Comments on Compromise is our business: responses to theatre, art, and politics: Brandis vs Garrett: arts and politics on the international stage. A rant in five breaths.David Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206474261372528319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820537932047326864.post-7724183502364426022007-04-24T14:31:00.000+10:002007-04-24T14:31:00.000+10:00Thanks Alison.Alas, none of this is especially sur...Thanks Alison.<BR/><BR/>Alas, none of this is especially surprising to me. Private enterprise always seems to be allocated far more of our tax payers money than artists (who incidently, remain tax payers as well as citizens). but the idea that an Australian embassy lacks the vision and commitment to allocate such a paltry commitment as $500 (less than one lunch for the ambassador and visiting vipDavid Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206474261372528319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820537932047326864.post-88297351529161192702007-04-24T07:19:00.000+10:002007-04-24T07:19:00.000+10:00Hi DavidThanks for that post. Fascinating and depr...Hi David<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that post. Fascinating and depressing, but utterly unsurprising. There are no hard figures on arts funding that are simple to find: what you get is the figure ($5 billion or so) that covers everything from aquariums to museums to "heritage", since we're presumably sleeping with the fishes. You can take out the Australia Council budget (around $140 million - don't Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.com