Suggestions for politicians in search of a cheap arts policy

Sydney Morning Herald, 01 August 2010, Australia

The perception at election time is that politicians can get ahead only by rolling out the pork barrel and spending up big. But while we'd all love more money for the arts, there are a lot of things that could make us all culturally richer for not much more than the cost of political will, taking the lead, changing some rules and tweaking a few settings.