Australia’s social cohesion is being tested by domestic and global challenges. This paper provides a resource for people and organisations looking for policy initiatives that can bring and keep people together through arts and culture. It combines research insights with an analysis of Australian and international policies that are leveraging cultural and creative engagement to...

This paper looks at the ways Australians are now using artificial intelligence (AI) in arts, culture and creativity, and explains how government and industry are responding to its emerging impacts. Governments have the opportunity to harness the knowledge of industry on the impacts of AI in arts, culture and creativity, acknowledge these impacts in cultural...

This paper argues that the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are a once-in-generation opportunity to shift Australia's global arts and culture standing. Drawing on three international case studies this paper describes the steps these nations took to leverage their hosting of the Games to achieve lasting cultural, social, and economic benefits.

The five opportunities outlined in this 2024 report draw on the evidence and analysis by ANA of available data, as well as a broader ambition for more effective collaboration and coordination, improved transparency through reporting and effective investment that secures cultural and creative opportunities in Australia.

This paper provides examples of artificial intelligence (AI) that Australians are applying in arts, culture and creativity. It also discusses key foreseeable impacts of AI, which deserve attention from people and organisations considering whether and how to apply AI, and how to balance the risks and benefits of deploying AI within creative and cultural industries.