Nearly every Australian engages with arts and culture. Politicians should pay attention

Culture is a vital part of many people’s lives. This is the view afforded by the latest data on cultural participation from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Creative Australia and Screen Australia. The data they present is breathtaking. It shows a landscape of cultural participation that takes in nearly every part of the community, across a dizzying diversity of artforms and audiences. Most Australians engage with the arts The ABS’s General Social Survey is a long-running survey…