Opportunity Costs: The Problem With Rationalising Creative Output €“Part One


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In part one of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or invested in appropriately.

The potential outcomes are so huge, says Heath.

Has arts investment been rationalised to the extent that our competitive advantage as a sector has become sidelined? Heath: "These causal links between the arts and social impact seem not to be carrying the weight we had hoped"

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