Shadow Minister for the Arts - Statement - Creative Australia Decision
Julian Leeser MP
Shadow Attorney-general
Shadow Minister for The Arts
Federal Member for Berowra
Australia’s representation on the world stage should reflect our values.
To reinstate an artist and give them taxpayer funds, after they have glorified the leaders of listed terrorist organisations, flies in the face of these values.
This has been a deeply flawed process from the beginning and has now led to a ridiculous outcome. It diminishes the power of Australian art as a tool of soft diplomacy.
Tony Burke has serious questions to answer about the credibility of his agency, Creative Australia, in the wake of this saga.
Australia’s arts sector should be a powerful tool to present Australia and its values to the world.
When the government gives a wink and a nod to decisions like this, it sends a signal that undermines our laws, weakens social cohesion and risks dividing Australians at home, while damaging our reputation abroad.
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