Australia Council, Waleed Aly accused of failing to stand up for arts funding

By Andrew Taylor
Updated August 1 2016 - 5:13am, first published July 31 2016 - 10:00pm
Waleed Aly has failed to publicly defend the Australia Council against savage budget cuts, according to academic and writer Ben Eltham. Photo: Penny Stephens
Waleed Aly has failed to publicly defend the Australia Council against savage budget cuts, according to academic and writer Ben Eltham. Photo: Penny Stephens
Academic and writer Ben Eltham says Australia Council board members have failed to defend the federal government's arts funding agency.
Academic and writer Ben Eltham says Australia Council board members have failed to defend the federal government's arts funding agency.
Artists protest outside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Edgecliff office, in Sydney last September.  Photo: Janie Barrett
Artists protest outside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Edgecliff office, in Sydney last September. Photo: Janie Barrett

Prominent media personality and academic Waleed Aly has been accused of failing to stand up for artists or arts funding in a provocative essay attacking Australia Council.

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