Antionette Lattouf's been vindicated
Khaled Sabsabi's been vindicated
Are you seeing a pattern here, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra❓
#InstitutionalFailure #ABC #CreativeAustralia #MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra
Khaled Sabsabi's been vindicated
Are you seeing a pattern here, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra❓
#InstitutionalFailure #ABC #CreativeAustralia #MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded biggest loss in its 118-year history. Legal bills helped blow a $3.3 million hole in its budget
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
Pianist furore leads to record losses for Melbourne Symphony
The discrimination suit bought by pianist Jayson Gillham after he was cancelled over pro-Palestinian comments helped inflict a record $3.3 million deficit on the orchestra in 2024.
www.afr.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Antionette Lattouf's been vindicated
Khaled Sabsabi's been vindicated
Are you seeing a pattern here, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra❓
#InstitutionalFailure #ABC #CreativeAustralia #MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra
Khaled Sabsabi's been vindicated
Are you seeing a pattern here, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra❓
#InstitutionalFailure #ABC #CreativeAustralia #MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra
Networks of power and influence ‘operated by the most mediocre and ineptly skilled crumb maidens(not gender specific) political appointees ’ …
#creativeaustralia #ABC #BOM etc etc
#creativeaustralia #ABC #BOM etc etc
February 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Networks of power and influence ‘operated by the most mediocre and ineptly skilled crumb maidens(not gender specific) political appointees ’ …
#creativeaustralia #ABC #BOM etc etc
#creativeaustralia #ABC #BOM etc etc
We urgently need a review of what happened last week. Who complained? What kind of pressure was applied and to whom? #auspol #creativeaustralia #venicebiennale
Creative Australia has announced a review into the selection process that took place for the 2026 Venice Biennale.
For clarity, this is not a review of what has transpired over the last week - but rather a review into how Khaled Sabsabi was selected.
For clarity, this is not a review of what has transpired over the last week - but rather a review into how Khaled Sabsabi was selected.
February 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We urgently need a review of what happened last week. Who complained? What kind of pressure was applied and to whom? #auspol #creativeaustralia #venicebiennale
February 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
February 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We live in dangerous times in Australia - there is now cultural McCarthyism practiced by organisations such as @CreativeAustralia @statelibraryvic.bsky.social and National Gallery Australia - boycott them
February 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We live in dangerous times in Australia - there is now cultural McCarthyism practiced by organisations such as @CreativeAustralia @statelibraryvic.bsky.social and National Gallery Australia - boycott them
It is the job of the artist to provoke, to be controversial, to be outspoken, to get us to think.
Isn't that one of the main points of art?
If we start cancelling every artist because they "create debate" then who the hell are we as a society?
Craven cowards.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Isn't that one of the main points of art?
If we start cancelling every artist because they "create debate" then who the hell are we as a society?
Craven cowards.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Khaled Sabsabi dropped as Australia’s representative to Venice Biennale
Amid political pressure, Creative Australia says deselecting the Lebanese-born artist will avoid ‘divisive debate’
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reinstate the artist & curator @creativeaustralia @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
Should the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale be left empty? | Fiona Katauskas
Should the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale be left empty? | Fiona Katauskas
It’d certainly make a statement
* See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Reinstate the artist & curator @creativeaustralia @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
An Olympic worthy backflip after an appalling own goal by #CreativeAustralia. Requires the consumption of a large slice of humble pie.After the Latouffe débâcle and the MSO capitulation perhaps the #IsraelLobby will think twice about messing with artists? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Creative Australia reverses controversial decision to dump Biennale artist
After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.
www.abc.net.au
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
An Olympic worthy backflip after an appalling own goal by #CreativeAustralia. Requires the consumption of a large slice of humble pie.After the Latouffe débâcle and the MSO capitulation perhaps the #IsraelLobby will think twice about messing with artists? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Text of email just sent to @creativeaustralia CEO Adrian Collette. We live in the era of Zionist lobby driven cultural McCarthyism
February 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Text of email just sent to @creativeaustralia CEO Adrian Collette. We live in the era of Zionist lobby driven cultural McCarthyism
Creative Australia is advertising for the inaugural director of Writing Australia. This is a time for transformative, systemic, disruptive thinking and change. And new voices.
#auslit #CreativeAustralia #WritingAustralia
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#auslit #CreativeAustralia #WritingAustralia
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June 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Creative Australia is advertising for the inaugural director of Writing Australia. This is a time for transformative, systemic, disruptive thinking and change. And new voices.
#auslit #CreativeAustralia #WritingAustralia
australiacouncil.pulsesoftware.com/Pulse/job/zC...
#auslit #CreativeAustralia #WritingAustralia
australiacouncil.pulsesoftware.com/Pulse/job/zC...
“Did Creative Australia honestly think they could just ring up the next artist on the shortlist? ... No artists worth their soul will touch that pavilion now. They can’t. It’s totally tainted."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘No artist’ will want to represent Australia at Venice Biennale after Sabsabi dumped, former museum head says
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor says Tony Burke has questions to answer after Khaled Sabsabi’s offer was rescinded but the arts minister has denied involvement
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Unbelievable and so disappointing #creativeaustralia
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Unbelievable and so disappointing #creativeaustralia
Panic! in the boardroom - on Khaled Sabsabi being dropped as an Australian representative at 2026 Venice Biennale
sites.google.com/view/beatsin...
#auspol #biennale #art #lattouf #creativeaustralia #khaledsabsabi
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#auspol #biennale #art #lattouf #creativeaustralia #khaledsabsabi
February 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Panic! in the boardroom - on Khaled Sabsabi being dropped as an Australian representative at 2026 Venice Biennale
sites.google.com/view/beatsin...
#auspol #biennale #art #lattouf #creativeaustralia #khaledsabsabi
sites.google.com/view/beatsin...
#auspol #biennale #art #lattouf #creativeaustralia #khaledsabsabi
Creative Australia’s biennale backflip offers an opportunity for the visual arts sector to reckon with deep and troubling issues of structural inequity and free expression – especially in a fraught political climate. #auspol #CreativeAustralia
The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality
Creative Australia’s decision earlier this year to rescind the selection of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s 2026 representatives at the Venice Biennale sent shockwaves through the arts sector.
johnmenadue.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Creative Australia’s biennale backflip offers an opportunity for the visual arts sector to reckon with deep and troubling issues of structural inequity and free expression – especially in a fraught political climate. #auspol #CreativeAustralia
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#CreativeAustralia folk who should have vacated their positions because of their morally outrageous & indefensible dropping of Khaled Sabsadi from Vienna Biennale, now cancel an awards event to avoid the spotlight & the repercussions of their actions. Outrageous!
www.theage.com.au/culture/art-...
#CreativeAustralia folk who should have vacated their positions because of their morally outrageous & indefensible dropping of Khaled Sabsadi from Vienna Biennale, now cancel an awards event to avoid the spotlight & the repercussions of their actions. Outrageous!
www.theage.com.au/culture/art-...
Creative Australia postpones major awards in wake of Venice furore
Thirty finalists of the Asia Pacific Arts Awards have been notified the long-running celebration of excellence will not go ahead.
www.theage.com.au
February 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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#CreativeAustralia folk who should have vacated their positions because of their morally outrageous & indefensible dropping of Khaled Sabsadi from Vienna Biennale, now cancel an awards event to avoid the spotlight & the repercussions of their actions. Outrageous!
www.theage.com.au/culture/art-...
#CreativeAustralia folk who should have vacated their positions because of their morally outrageous & indefensible dropping of Khaled Sabsadi from Vienna Biennale, now cancel an awards event to avoid the spotlight & the repercussions of their actions. Outrageous!
www.theage.com.au/culture/art-...
The reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino is not simply a symbolic reversal. It is a chance to restore trust and demonstrate that institutions can learn from failure. #auspol #VeniceBiennale #CreativeAustralia
Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures
The reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s representatives for the 2026 Venice Biennale closes a bruising recent cultural episode and exposes the fragility of the systems meant to protect artistic freedom in Australia.
johnmenadue.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino is not simply a symbolic reversal. It is a chance to restore trust and demonstrate that institutions can learn from failure. #auspol #VeniceBiennale #CreativeAustralia
We sent Qs about #Islamophobic #Homophobic email to @CreativeAustralia from LOZ Israel -not long afterwards, the last of #Birenbaum’s social media disappeared.The ugly disturbing world of RW Zioinism but meanwhile Labor’s @ChrisMinns targets peaceful protests michaelwest.com.au/israel-activ...
Israel agitator Birenbaum and the Creative Australia sackings - Michael West
The man behind Cairo Takeaway stunt closed social media accounts, but not before congratulating Creative Australia on artist sackings.
michaelwest.com.au
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We sent Qs about #Islamophobic #Homophobic email to @CreativeAustralia from LOZ Israel -not long afterwards, the last of #Birenbaum’s social media disappeared.The ugly disturbing world of RW Zioinism but meanwhile Labor’s @ChrisMinns targets peaceful protests michaelwest.com.au/israel-activ...
@tonyburkemp.bsky.social
You say you played no part in selecting Khaled Sabsabi to represent Australia @ #VeniceBiennale2026 but I suggest you do involve yourself in getting him reinstated to that role. #CreativeAustralia has made an unjust & racist decision to deselect him! Shame on you, Minister!
You say you played no part in selecting Khaled Sabsabi to represent Australia @ #VeniceBiennale2026 but I suggest you do involve yourself in getting him reinstated to that role. #CreativeAustralia has made an unjust & racist decision to deselect him! Shame on you, Minister!
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
@tonyburkemp.bsky.social
You say you played no part in selecting Khaled Sabsabi to represent Australia @ #VeniceBiennale2026 but I suggest you do involve yourself in getting him reinstated to that role. #CreativeAustralia has made an unjust & racist decision to deselect him! Shame on you, Minister!
You say you played no part in selecting Khaled Sabsabi to represent Australia @ #VeniceBiennale2026 but I suggest you do involve yourself in getting him reinstated to that role. #CreativeAustralia has made an unjust & racist decision to deselect him! Shame on you, Minister!
“Worst of all, Australia’s chief federal arts agency has shown itself to be completely unable to defend its mission to CHAMPION & SUPPORT the arts in Australia.
…the truth here is that the real reason for cancelling Sabsabi was political cowardice.”
#auspol #creativeAustralia
…the truth here is that the real reason for cancelling Sabsabi was political cowardice.”
#auspol #creativeAustralia
Spot on from @beneltham.bsky.social in @crikey.com.au.
Creative Australia's crisis management may have been substandard but the real issue was its staggering lack of judgement and courage, an unforgivable absence for which no-one has been held accountable.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/03/c...
Creative Australia's crisis management may have been substandard but the real issue was its staggering lack of judgement and courage, an unforgivable absence for which no-one has been held accountable.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/03/c...
Creative Australia's cowardice on Sabsabi can't be erased
Creative Australia will send Khaled Sabsabi to the Venice Biennale after all. The review into the decision reveals cowardice and incompetence.
www.crikey.com.au
July 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“Worst of all, Australia’s chief federal arts agency has shown itself to be completely unable to defend its mission to CHAMPION & SUPPORT the arts in Australia.
…the truth here is that the real reason for cancelling Sabsabi was political cowardice.”
#auspol #creativeAustralia
…the truth here is that the real reason for cancelling Sabsabi was political cowardice.”
#auspol #creativeAustralia
I’m looking to create my first audiobook and would love for it to be brought to life by real narrators with genuine voices.
Support Australian Arts
Support Australian Artists
Support AusArt Day
#AusArtDay #CreativeAustralia
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Support Australian Arts
Support Australian Artists
Support AusArt Day
#AusArtDay #CreativeAustralia
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October 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I’m looking to create my first audiobook and would love for it to be brought to life by real narrators with genuine voices.
Support Australian Arts
Support Australian Artists
Support AusArt Day
#AusArtDay #CreativeAustralia
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Support Australian Arts
Support Australian Artists
Support AusArt Day
#AusArtDay #CreativeAustralia
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A long read but a good read. Thank you Louise Adler
#auspol #CreativeAustralia #Artists #Australianartists
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #CreativeAustralia #Artists #Australianartists
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
From Creative Australia to Sydney writers’ festival, the direct threat facing the arts is coming from within | Louise Adler
In this adapted extract from What’s the Big Idea? Louise Adler looks at the failure of Australian cultural leaders shying from risk and artistic vision – and letting the tail wag the dog
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A long read but a good read. Thank you Louise Adler
#auspol #CreativeAustralia #Artists #Australianartists
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #CreativeAustralia #Artists #Australianartists
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Coward of the week goes to Labor's Tony Burke for getting #CreativeAustralia to sack Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi only to then say he played no part in the sacking and was "looking forward" to seeing this Artists work .
What a coward
#LaborLNPCowards
What a coward
#LaborLNPCowards
February 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Coward of the week goes to Labor's Tony Burke for getting #CreativeAustralia to sack Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi only to then say he played no part in the sacking and was "looking forward" to seeing this Artists work .
What a coward
#LaborLNPCowards
What a coward
#LaborLNPCowards
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Think about it for a moment. He's saying the outcry against #KhaledSabsadi by - stab in the dark, Israel lobby, Murdoch press, conservative politicians - would have been greater than the national and international furore enveloping #CreativeAustralia now.
Think about it for a moment. He's saying the outcry against #KhaledSabsadi by - stab in the dark, Israel lobby, Murdoch press, conservative politicians - would have been greater than the national and international furore enveloping #CreativeAustralia now.
February 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Think about it for a moment. He's saying the outcry against #KhaledSabsadi by - stab in the dark, Israel lobby, Murdoch press, conservative politicians - would have been greater than the national and international furore enveloping #CreativeAustralia now.
Think about it for a moment. He's saying the outcry against #KhaledSabsadi by - stab in the dark, Israel lobby, Murdoch press, conservative politicians - would have been greater than the national and international furore enveloping #CreativeAustralia now.
1/ The #CreativeAustralia decision to dump #Sabsabi is outrageous but also deeply weird.
Why did they report it as unanimous when Larissa Behrendt wasn’t there?
Why did Lindy Lee vote against her core values? Why was there nowhere for CA “to breathe”?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Why did they report it as unanimous when Larissa Behrendt wasn’t there?
Why did Lindy Lee vote against her core values? Why was there nowhere for CA “to breathe”?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Artist Lindy Lee quits Creative Australia board after ‘heartbreaking’ decision to dump Biennale pick
Lee calls unanimous decision a ‘violation’ of principle of valuing an artist’s voice
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
1/ The #CreativeAustralia decision to dump #Sabsabi is outrageous but also deeply weird.
Why did they report it as unanimous when Larissa Behrendt wasn’t there?
Why did Lindy Lee vote against her core values? Why was there nowhere for CA “to breathe”?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Why did they report it as unanimous when Larissa Behrendt wasn’t there?
Why did Lindy Lee vote against her core values? Why was there nowhere for CA “to breathe”?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...