DOLE DAYS FOR ARTISTS

Here's something that caught my eye recently from the 'Melbourne Age'

"Unemployment benefits have helped support the careers of many top Australian artists and entertainers, but the days of the dole as a quasi arts grant are passing.

CENTRELINK AND artists kiss and make up -

Centrelink pushes artists to get real, and forces them into work-for-the-dole programs and CV-writing workshops. Artists -bitter, frustrated, sometimes lofty - grow skilled in the art of lying and evasion. "It's a pity," says the Art and Dole founder."We're actually on the same page, really."

If the above sounds all too familar, you really need to read this story in full.  Click here.

[Resource http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/australian-idle/2006/07/27/1153816322194.html]

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