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MEDIA RELEASE: Polling Brief: Most Australians Want Government Lifeline for the Creative Industries #auspol https://www.tai.org.au/content/most-australians-want-government-lifeline-creative-industries">https://www.tai.org.au/content/m...
New research from @TheAusInstitute has found that more than one in two Australians agree that the Government should double funding for the @AusCouncilArts to help support the arts during #COVID19 #auspol
and the majority of Australians (62%) agree that online streaming services should be subject to similar Australian content obligations as televisions stations are. #aupol
Most Australians (68%) underestimate the number of people employed in the creative arts relative to coal mining. (Only 7% correctly answer that the arts employ significantly more than coal mining does.) #auspol
During lockdown, Australians are participating in more cultural activities.
Most Australians are watching more tv shows (61%) & movies (54%). 31% of Australians are reading more fiction & 25% more non-fiction. #auspol
Most Australians are watching more tv shows (61%) & movies (54%). 31% of Australians are reading more fiction & 25% more non-fiction. #auspol
“With the Gov $60b JobKeeper overestimate, there& #39;s little excuse why it can& #39;t afford to now double the funding to @AusCouncilArts & incl. arts workers in JobKeeper part of an arts & entertainment industry rescue package,” - @R_o_d_C Research Director of @TheAusInstitute #auspol
