Ben Eltham

I know there were great people like, you know, great investigative work by Asher Wolf.

There, there was Ben Eltham

and Christopher Norse at the Guardian, who I think really had the first big break on this story.

Um, And all these people who kind of did the work, and it's burnt all of them out at different points.

Melbourne calls itself Australia's cultural capital, but are we doing enough to keep it that way? Arts funding has been cut, organisations are struggling and there is a growing campaign to do something about it.

Dr. Ben Eltham is a journalist, researcher and arts policy expert whose analysis has helped fuel the Don't Break Our Arts campaign.

Today on Showtime, we're talking about money politics and what we stand to lose if we stop investing in creativity.

Ben Eltham, welcome to Showtime.

Yeah, thanks for having me on.

Ben, you spent years studying arts

And one of the reasons we fight for it is because it is so important and constituent to what it is to be a human.

don'tbreakourarts.org for more information about arts funding in Victoria.

And remember, you can hear us anytime up on the text line on the 0468 155 796.

Joining us now is Dr Ben Eltham, one of the campaigners leading the Don't Break Our Arts campaign.

Welcome, Ben.

Thanks for having me here.