Support Australia's arts, entertainment and cultural sector under the National Cultural Policy - Revive (Revive).
The Government will provide $286.0 million over 5 years from 2022-23 (and $81.2 million per year ongoing) to support Australia's arts, entertainment and cultural sector under the National Cultural Policy - Revive (Revive). Funding includes:
* $199.0 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $72.3 million per year ongoing) for Creative Australia to support delivery of Revive and to establish 4 new bodies to provide greater strategic oversight and engagement across the sector including a First Nations-led body, Music Australia, Writers Australia and Creative Workplaces
* $13.4 million over 5 years from 2022-23 to protect First Nations traditional knowledge and cultural expression and First Nations artists and related workers through the introduction of stand-alone legislation and artist mentorship and training programs
* $12.9 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $3.7 million per year ongoing) to expand the Public Lending Right and Educational Lending Right Schemes to include digital material
* $12.0 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $3.0 million per year ongoing) for Screen Australia to support Australian interactive games businesses to grow operations and capitalise on emerging opportunities
* $11.8 million over 4 years from 2023-24 to pilot long-term loans of National Gallery of Australia works to regional and suburban cultural institutions across Australia
* $11.0 million over 3 years from 2022-23 to establish a First Nations Languages Policy Partnership and conduct a National Indigenous Languages survey to improve outcomes for First Nations peoples
* $8.5 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $2.2 million per year ongoing) to increase funding for the Regional Arts Fund to support cultural development in regional and remote communities
* $5.0 million in 2023-24 to develop and implement an Arts and Disability Associated Plan under Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031
* $4.2 million over 3 years from 2024-25 to support access to art and music therapy programs
* $3.8 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to digitise and store at-risk audio-visual material
* $2.6 million over 4 years from 2023-24 to support specialist arts education programs in schools
* $1.8 million in 2023-24 for the Copyright Agency to enhance the Resale Royalty Scheme. The Government will also provide:
* $112.2 million over 4 years from 2024-25 to attract investment from large-budget screen productions and provide domestic employment and training opportunities by increasing the Location Offset rebate rate to 30 per cent, whilst increasing the minimum Qualifying Australian Production Expenditure thresholds to $20.0 million for feature films and $1.5 million per hour for television series
* $6.9 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $1.8 million per year ongoing) for Ausfilm to continue to market Australia as a destination for screen production
* $0.5 million over 3 years from 2024-25 (and $0.2 million per year ongoing) for the Australia-India Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement to enable eligible producers to access the Producer Offset, a refundable tax offset for approved Australian expenditure. This measure will be partially offset by redirecting funding from the 2022-23 October Budget measure titled Supporting the Arts, the 2020-21 Budget measure titled COVID-19 Response Package - communications, cyber safety and the arts and the Location Incentive program. Partial funding for this measure will be held in the Contingency Reserve until policy and program details have been finalised. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |