Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I was just saying, the department will retain $2 million a year for organisations that might not ordinarily be eligible for Australia Council funding, and our thinking at this stage is that that might particularly include galleries, libraries, archives, the museum sector, and some regional and community organisations. So that is something that we are continuing to work on. The department will also continue to administer the Visions of Australia and the Festivals Australia initiatives that were transferred from the Australia Council in the 2015-16 budget, and I should indicate that the Australia Council fully supports these activities remaining within the department, along with Creative Partnerships Australia, which is one of the very good innovations in the portfolio to help bring the philanthropic and corporate sectors together with artists.