Rod Kemp Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport
2:36 pm
No, it is. This is an important area of public debate, but it is one where the people who attempt to play party politics will certainly lose. Senator Crossin, I am very surprised to hear your comments. The fact of the matter is that we were able to provide further support for art centres in this budget. Senator Scullion, I thank you for the support that you gave.
There are a number of other areas that we will obviously have to look at. We will have to look at issues of trade practices. I will be having discussions with the ACCC to see what further issues we can deal with in that particular area. I know that a number of those who are involved in this area are interested in a review to look at the wide range of issues which have been raised and to explore the best way forward. That is a matter that I am thinking about and one which the government will come to a conclusion about after we have completed our consultations.
We take the issue of Indigenous art very seriously. We are delighted that next month is a historic landmark for Aboriginal art. Quai Branley will be opened in Paris and there will be a major pavilion in that area which is devoted to Australian Indigenous art. This is a real landmark for the industry. (Time expired)
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