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Creative Australia, local quotas, and AI theft: Tony Burke revives Labor's arts policy
In 2023, the Labor Government launched a major arts policy, Revive: a five year plan that promised substantial funding and a renewed focus on the arts by the Australian Government. With Australia heading to the polls on May 3rd to elect a new Federal government, how has the reality stacked up against the commitments? And what would Revive look like under a second Labor term?Our track of the week is Love by Andrea LamStories mentioned in the headlines:Monash University indefinitely postpones MUMA exhibition featuring Khaled Sabsabi's workOpenAI produces work in the style of Studio GhibliAcademy apologizes for not adequately supporting Oscar-winning Palestinian director
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Meta uses pirated books to train its AI platform and Wanda Gibson makes history
After internal documents from Meta were made public via a US court case, many Australian authors have found out that their work may have been used by the tech giant to train its generative AI model, Llama 3, without their permission. Jennifer Mills, an author and director of the Australian Society of Authors, discusses how authors can be protected from copyright infringement on this unprecedented scale.And Three Dresses by Nukgal Wurra writer and artist Wanda Gibson became the first children's book to win the Victorian Prize for Literature at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Gibson shares memories of her own childhood at Hope Vale mission and her family's two-day walks to the beach for holidays.Our track of the week is Nonna's Trolley by Mika James.
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Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and the court of public opinion
Last year, the actor Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of inappropriate conduct on the set of their film, It Ends With Us. That's led to lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, but it's also created an industry of influencers with very strong opinions about the cases, and particularly about Blake Lively. Kat Tenbarge explains how celebrities are using social media to shape public opinions — and why women tend to get caught in the crosshairs.Our track of the week is Wrong by Annie & The Caldwells.Stories mentioned in the headlines:Creative Australia releases the terms of reference for the review into the Venice Biennale decision.Initial hearings begin in the court case between Jayson Gillham and the MSOPresident Trump and Vice President Vance receive very different receptions at the Kennedy Center
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Another music festival cancelled as the live music inquiry hands down its recommendations
The parliamentary inquiry into the live music industry has been handed down with a range of recommendations. But at the same time, another music festival has been cancelled: Esoteric is the latest to join the ranks, only one day before it was due to begin. Dr Ben Green explains what’s going on with live music in Australia and what it will mean for fans. Claire Nichols explores her new series on the Book Show, My Biggest Book.Plus, the track of the week, Oblivion by Al Di Meola
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More voices call for change in the leadership of Creative Australia
An exclusive conversation with the gallerist Josh Milani, who represents Khaled Sabsabi, the artist at the heart of the controversy engulfing Creative Australia. Milani explains how he believes the crisis can be mitigated, shares the importance of events like the Venice Biennale on the commercial art sector, and talks about the personal impact of Creative Australia's decision on Sabsabi and his team.Senator Sarah Hanson-Young joins us to explore the fallout from a fiery senate estimate involving Creative Australia's leadership. And with the federal election approaching, the Greens have launched their arts policy — the senator talks content quotas for the streaming platforms, a living wage for artists, and whether obtaining the balance of power would allow them to implement their policies.Plus the track of the week, Emmanuele by Abel Selaocoe.
Your ultimate guide for staying in the know and getting inspired. An essential wrap-up of arts news and the best interviews, brought to you by the Arts team at ABC Radio National.
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