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ABC Arts News

ABC Arts News provides an online forum for news from across the cultural sector.  Museums are encouraged to provide stories about their exhibitions, research and programs.

ABS and Economic Contribution of Culture

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released a discussion paper about measuring the economic contribution of cultural and creative activity in Australia. The ABS discussion paper explains how cultural and creative activity could be measured in Australia and invites comment on the proposed approach, data and investment priorities. The proposals in the discussion paper […]

New Ministers in Rudd Government

I thought I would pull together the announcements emerging over the last few days about the new Ministers in portfolios of interest to members. The following positions have been announced: Tony Burke will remain as Minister for the Arts but picks up a new role as Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Sen. Kim […]

New Strategic Research Priorities

The Australian Government has released the new iteration of the Strategic Research Priorities. The new priorities, developed by the Australian Research Committee (ARCom) will drive investment in Australian research and, in particular, guide future actions under the National Research Investment Plan. The challenges and associated strategies which make up the Strategic Research Priorities are as […]

Changes at the Powerhouse

CAMD will be sorry to farewell Dawn Casey when she finishes her term as Director of the Powerhouse Museum at the end of July.  Dawn has been a consistent supporter of CAMD and the museum sector generally through projects such as the Collections Australia Network (CAN) and, more recently, the Museum Metadata Exchange (MME).  She […]