Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The arts makes a deeply valuable contribution to the Australian spirit and sense of community, and that's a key reason why the Morrison government is providing arts funding at record levels. Approximately $749 million has been committed through the 2019-20 budget to support artists, art organisations, national collecting institutions, national elite performing arts training organisations and audiences and communities across Australia. The premise of parts (a) and (b) of this motion is wrong.