This is why people will vote one nation though, because the current system is not equal to all, it IS divisive. One nation want to change that and live under one banner; one nation! Where Everyone will be treated equal.

Good question Malcolm. We should all be being treated equal, not more for one than the other. Let's step into today, and be united as ALL Australians and not them and us. How are any of us able to get along as equals if we aren't treated as such.

What percentage are actually First Nations orgs? These investments may also be going to non First Nation orgs

Well I am of Aboriginal descendant. From Perth WA and down to the South West of WA...dot painting only came about in the late 1980s when a few of the boys were imprisoned, this is not a traditional art style for all aboriginal people but only certain groups, definitely not from the Southern region of Western Australia...✌️...

The equality doesn’t exist here. There are certain categories that aren’t even happy when they are more equal than everyone else

So we can have more crap dot paintings.

SENSUS , tick the box, we want some paint brushes

Perhaps it recognises returns on investment. Our indigenous art is sought out by collectors from around the world. Unfortunately, quite a few artists have been ripped off by art dealers so government assistance to streamline the link from artist to buyers is a positive thing.

they are not first nations they are aboriginal in my opinion

You say there should be equality but you keep labelling us and separating us into a box of being undeserving because we are Aboriginal. If you just say we are Australians and we get grants to do projects can it be of our Culture and our art or No we aren’t allowed to display this and it has to die out? If so then why are there different categories within the creative industry and they can get grants but we can’t because we are Aboriginal? Make it make sense.

10%? So, what's the real problem here Malcolm.

ON is proposing a much needed audit into spending on Australian Aboriginal projects. The lack of available information for these performing arts highlights the need for an overall audit on spending

If we want to achieve equity, it means that at times equality needs to be shelved. It is not really a difficult concept to grasp! But then again, for some it is obviously beyond them🤪

My local art space had an aboriginal who dealt with applications of artist that do exhibitions in the space, we seem to have alot of exhibitions that I feel is not suitable for kids as they seem to display a hell of a lot of anger and items of violence with a subtext of stolen gen and so on. It’s just a narrative that is constantly on the schedule so yep lots need funding and favouritism needs just as much aggressiveness to look into it. Fair go has long gone. Funding is of no surprise

Well come on down and Show ME the $37,000,000.00 million dollar work of art! Piece of art! I wanna see it.............please!!

All the palms that need greasing

Its called 'equity' You might want to google it. I have crayons somewhere if you need illustrations 👍

Hmmmm, so 90% goes to non-indigenous art projects

I’m keen to know where the promoting is happening at that cost as I seen stuff all. Or does that simply mean purchasing

Those organisations aren't even represented by first nation people... they're a hoax... just ask Steve Dimopoulos MP in Victoria who rorted taxpayer funds to proposed MTB organisations that posed as indigenous... I had no idea MTBs were ridden thousands of years ago or on any rock carvings... do you?

Yes 👍 One flag One language One set of laws One type of welfare One “general” culture One Nation

Like just about every think that the government supports the imbalance between what "Aboriginal's" receive and what the rest receive is ridiculous. Why is the rest of Australians treated like second rate citizens?

Location, expense, importance of the artwork to the nation.

This is such a strange way to read an arts budget. Aboriginal Australians are about 3.8% of the population, therefore Aboriginal art should get about 3.8% of arts funding? By that logic, every art form should be funded according to how many Australians personally belong to that group. That’s not how arts funding works. First Nations art also covers culture, heritage, language and traditions that exist nowhere else in the world. Funding decisions are based on projects, cultural value and need, not a population pie chart. Malcolm has found a percentage, divided it by another percentage, and apparently decided that’s an argument.

wow a public servant who answered questions instead of taking things on notice give that man a medal whether you agree with them or not