Comedy, Festivals, Music, News & Commentary, Stage, Visual Arts The Brandis Australia Council raid so far… in pictures By David Blumenstein | June 22, 2015 | My little brother Tristian did this great essay about George Brandis and his cuts to Australia Council for the Arts. Probably he should have just answered the question the teacher asked, though. [box]You can see more of David Blumenstein and his little brother Tristian at nakedfella.com [/box] Related story on David Blumenstein: Cartoonist’s# takedown goes behind enemies’ lines Read about Brandis’ Australia Council raid: MTC (sort of) weighs in to Brandis’ arts cuts controversy Protest planned for Opera Australia opening night Major arts companies issue fresh statement on Brandis’ cuts Senate Inquiry launched into Brandis’ arts cuts Australia Council cuts: the companies on the chopping block Editorial: Shameful silence over arts cuts The Brandis Heist Brandis: The Arts Policy he can’t remember, the Australia Council and the rather “marvellous” Andrew Bolt Australia Council Cuts: Is the Devil in These Details? Brandis pulls the trigger on artists Artists protest Brandis’ arts cuts around Australia Our smaller cities stand together against Brandis’ art cuts Australia Council responds: the cuts start now Brandis defends his “Programme for Excellence” Artists petition against Brandis’ Australia Council raid Excellence and Heritage aren’t dirty words Circus Oz weighs in on Brandis’ Australia Council cuts Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email
Tristian: Bravo! Deserves to be printed as a manga-style booklet (à la Street-Wize Comics) and distributed to all schools! Oh, sorry – no funds for that. But this on-line appearance will no doubt go viral anyway. It is so good to laugh at Georgie “bullshit” Brandis though! Even if only momentarily. The damage he is doing on so many fronts to our national reputation and to our national/notional psyche is truly woeful. This brilliant analysis (I give it an A+ – I’m not so concerned re the spelling – it’s the heart of the creator I most admire) allows us to learn and laugh, both. And how such pompous asses as Brandis do really hate to be laughed at! Reply
Give this man and his bro a regular spot! (But only one page; more compression.) Good, recognisable, drawings too. V G. Reply
Tristan’s teacher missed a spelling mistake. The word “literally” was misspelt on the last page. Other than that, I thought his/her response to the essay was pretty good. Reply
