So how exactly are the arts faring under the Howard government across the Tasman?

According to David Marr in The Sydney Morning Herald (10-10-05) it's a perplexing and "odd mix of generosity and meanness, celebration and indifference, abuse and support. ... The arts don't mean much for Howard. Theatre isn't his thing. Music is difficult for him because of his hearing. He reads and his wife loves the ballet...[but] the arts don't inform his view of the world or the country he leads. "

A Wallet full of Censorship - Courtesy of Fairfax Digital

Image: Clouds brew over the Sydney Opera House. According to Howard, Australians don't need an arts revival, they're fine just how they are.So how exactly are the arts faring under the Howard government across the Tasman?

According to David Marr in The Sydney Morning Herald (10-10-05) it's a perplexing and "odd mix of generosity and meanness, celebration and indifference, abuse and support. ... The arts don't mean much for Howard. Theatre isn't his thing. Music is difficult for him because of his hearing. He reads and his wife loves the ballet...[but] the arts don't inform his view of the world or the country he leads. "

A Wallet full of Censorship - Courtesy of Fairfax Digital

Image: Clouds brew over the Sydney Opera House. According to Howard, Australians don't need an arts revival, they're fine just how they are.