Australia registers world’s first Arts Party

The Arts Party has been registered by the Australian Electoral Commission and will field candidates at the next Federal Election, putting arts and culture firmly on the political and social agenda.
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The Party aims to be an independent voice for arts, culture and creativity. It will run candidates in State and Federal elections with a political agenda of improving arts funding, building creative communities and increasing understanding of the importance of creativity to the knowledge economy.

‘We are now official and we are going to be on the ballot paper for the Upper House and in the Lower House for the Federal Election in two years,’ Party Leader PJ Collins told ArtsHub.

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Deborah Stone
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Deborah Stone is a Melbourne journalist and communications professional. She is a former Editor of ArtsHub and a former Fairfax feature writer.