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Constitution did not detail air force, nuclear subs: Albanese on Voice referendum

Tony Burke has accused "no" proponents of not understanding the constitution.

The Canberra Times

Labor lines up insecure work crackdown for late 2023

Labor's promised crackdown on insecure work and wage theft will wait until later in the year after the government closes loopholes in earlier workplace reforms.

AAP

Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector

In May, we predicted Tony Burke’s joint portfolio of workplace relations and the arts was an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural sector.

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Albanese government gets Australian culture down to a fine art

After a decade of crippling austerity, Labor’s new policy, Revive, has been warmly received — committing an initial $280 million to sectors including music, literature and First Nations culture.

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Domestic violence leave comes into effect

Full-time, part-time and casual workers will be entitled to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave at their full-pay rate under new laws to start within days.

AAP

After years of austerity, Revive writes the next chapter in Australian literary culture

The Albanese government’s Revive is Australia’s first national cultural policy in ten years. The last was the Gillard government’s Creative Australia in 2013.

The Conversation

‘The government has listened’: Australia’s peak bodies praise $300m federal arts policy

Launched by Anthony Albanese at Melbourne live music pub the Espy, the policy offers welcome support for the beleaguered industry

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Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry

The government just launched the first national cultural policy in a decade. Here's a short-cut guide to the major commitments and wins for the sector, and what's missing.

ABC News

Murdoch granted leave to expand legal case – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese promises National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs and pivots towards the modern and mainstream in new cultural policy

The Albanese government’s cultural policy, released Monday, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on streaming services and a shift to greater support for the popular in the arts.

The Conversation

Music, literature and First Nations at the forefront of a $300m boost to the arts, Labor to announce

Albanese government’s new Revive program an attempt to reverse declines to the arts sector but financial details not expected until May budget

The Guardian - AU

Czech pair defend Australian Open doubles title; millions of RATs to expire in coming months – as it happened

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Writers to be paid for audio, e-book loans

Australian writers will be paid when their digital publications are held in libraries, a $12.9 million measure that forms part of the national cultural policy.

AAP

All quiet on the Assange front

There has been no correspondence from either the PM’s or attorney-general’s offices about Julian Assange for more than six months, and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has again rubbished the Voice to Parliament.

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The Guardian - AU

Federal government to intervene in transport union’s high court fight against Qantas

Tony Burke to be represented in case as airline seeks to overturn November decision which found it illegally outsourced ground staff jobs

ABC News

National galleries and museums hopeful for May budget cash lifeline after Anthony Albanese labels them 'starved of funds'

Organisations such as the National Library of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia have sounded warnings about their ongoing viability, following budget cuts and surging operating costs.

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Australian stories by Australian creators: inside Labor’s plan for the arts sector

At the annual Woodford Festival, the arts minister offered a preview of what Australians can expect from Labor’s incoming cultural policy.

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Arts Minister Tony Burke Hinted Deets Of A New Aus Cultural Policy It’s Fab News For Artists

“In 2023 the culture war is over and cultural policy is ready to begin.”

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Arts minister rules out big fixes

Arts Minister Tony Burke has spruiked his government's cultural policy, saying it will end the culture wars but won't address funding for key institutions.

The Canberra Times

National institutions could receive extra funding

Arts minister Tony Burke called the funding cuts to Australia's institutions a 'decade-long culture war waged by the previous Liberal/National government'.

AAP

Aussie firies gain better compensation

Changes to workplace compensation laws mean firefighters exposed to cancer-causing smoke in the line of duty will have increased financial support.

The Guardian - AU

‘People deserve to have certainty’: the growing push for ‘roster justice’

Unions and some politicians are getting behind the idea of guaranteeing workers predictable rosters. But what does it mean and who does it impact?

The Conversation

The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have proved contentious, but this year's winners are worth celebrating

The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at a ceremony in Launceston. This year’s shortlists presented a challenge for the judges, who selected 30 titles from more than 540 eligible entries.

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National Gallery of Australia chair projects $265 million shortfall over 10 years, jobs could go

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) may have to cut up to half its staff if the national institution's funding isn't increased by June of next year, independent senator David Pocock says.

The Conversation

Pay secrecy clauses are now banned in Australia; here's how that could benefit you

Do you work for an organisation that treats pay information like a state secret? Do you know what your coworkers get paid? Can you tell others what you earn?

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