❓ Mr Logan asks about the impact of the federal budget on WA arts. Ms McHale criticises federal cuts to arts funding, particularly regional arts and contemporary music, while highlighting WA Labor's investment in the state's music industry.
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ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, FEDERAL BUDGET IMPACT 90. Mr LOGAN to the Minister for Culture and the Arts: What impact will last week’s federal budget have on the arts and cultural industries in Western Australia? Ms McHALE
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I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, FEDERAL BUDGET IMPACT
What impact will last week’s federal budget have on the arts and cultural industries in Western Australia? Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, FEDERAL BUDGET IMPACT
What impact will last week’s federal budget have on the arts and cultural industries in Western Australia? Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
I thank the member for the question, because it allows me the opportunity to inform this House about the attack on the arts community by the Howard Government in the latest federal budget, which was nothing more than a range of cuts to the arts community. For example, the regional arts fund and the emerging artists program - initiatives which impact very much on this State, given its geographical size and distance from Canberra - are critical initiatives that will be cut by half in 2002. They will lose $2.5 million of funding. How the Howard Government can talk about such aggressive initiatives under the banner of the arts is incomprehensible. Of greater concern is the axing of initiatives under the contemporary music development package in the latest budget. The industry support program was a $10 million compensation package for the unfair parallel importation policy. This industry support has been pulled from under an already fragile and developing sector. That will have a substantial effect on the contemporary music industry. Contemporary music is the nation’s most popular art form. According to the latest statistics, there were 19.5 million visits to popular music events, which netted about $35 million in royalty payments. It is a regressive, incomprehensible step to remove that industry support, and it should not happen. On the other hand, this Labor Government has committed to a $5 million funding program to support a strategy for the development of the full potential of the music industry in this State. Therefore, on the one hand, the federal Liberal Government is pulling the rug from under this industry and, on the other hand, the Gallop Labor Government will enhance the industry in this State.
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