Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

Popular Topics
Explore By Region
Australian artists demand tax-free arts grants, mirroring tax-free gambling winnings, amid funding crisis.
Creative professionals in Australia are urging the government to make arts prizes, grants, and fellowships tax-free, citing inequity with tax-free gambling winnings from literary awards.
The NSW government’s arts tax summit in Sydney is reviewing proposals like a national arts lottery, 150% tax deductibility for arts donations, cultural vouchers, and reinstated book printing subsidies.
With the creative sector valued at over $122 billion, many artists earn just over $54,000 annually, often relying on non-arts income.
Advocates also seek production incentives for live performance, tax-deductible ticket purchases, and GST-free tickets, while APRA AMCOS pushes for live music tax offsets.
The summit’s recommendations will inform the 2028 National Cultural Policy amid concerns over systemic underfunding, following job cuts at major institutions like the Art Gallery of NSW and Create NSW.
Los artistas australianos exigen subvenciones artísticas libres de impuestos, reflejando las ganancias libres de impuestos de los juegos de azar, en medio de la crisis de financiación.