The War on Art

The arts sector is reeling after a promised $250 million in pandemic relief grants was revealed months after its announcement to have been distributed to ... that's right, no one. But the tense relationship between the government and the arts sector actually goes back a long way. In our debut episode of The Kicker, Christopher Moir and Caitlin Cassidy launch a deep dive into the past 50 years of scandal, art heists and budgetary cuts in the Australian art world.

Show Notes

Featuring journalist Margaret Simons, multi-disciplinary artist Abdul Abdullah and director of the Australian Theatre for Young People Fraser Corfield. Music by Genuine Fake.

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Our so-called Australian lives.
A weekly podcast bringing you thought-provoking stories from this country’s brightest young journos.