Arts, Sport and Recreation
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7th September, 2013 Labor sought to politicise the arts and established an inquiry to examine how it could censor unfavourable media commentary. Their $46 million bid to host the Soccer World Cup attracted only one vote. |
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7th November, 2011 Government abandones its bungled Australia Network TV 10 year tender process, reported twice won by Sky News and extends the ABC contract until March 2012, one year after the the contract was to be let, blaming leaks which compromised the process |
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2nd August, 2011 The ABC is to outsource more of its programme production, axing New Inventors, Art Nation and The Collectors (The Australian) |
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3rd December, 2010 Australia gets only one vote as host for soccer's 2022 World Cup despite the Australian Government spending $46 million on its bid |
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24th June, 2010 Kevin Rudd deposed as Prime Minister and replaced by Ms Julia Gillard |
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29th February, 2008 Labor cuts $3 million from the Australian Film Corporation Labor cuts $1.3million from the Australian Film and Television and Radio School Labor cuts $3.8 million from the National Library Labor cuts $2.8 million from the National Gallery Labor cuts $1.3 million from the National Maritime Museum |
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21st February, 2008 Labor proposes slashing the ABC's budget by $70 million per year Labor cuts funding for the cultural diplomacy policy by 52% Labor abandons the National Library and National Museum's regional touring programmes Labor axes the $20 million Australia on the World Stage program |
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8th February, 2008 Labor cuts funding to Chamber Music Australia |
