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Monday, 9 September 1996
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(Question No. 254)


Dr Lawrence asked the Minister representing the Minister for Communications and the Arts, upon notice, on 23 May 1996:

Will the Government admit State opera companies to the Major Organisations Board of the Australia Council; if so, when.


Mr Warwick Smith —The Minister for Communications and the Arts has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

The Minister for Communications and the Arts has had discussions with representatives of a number of the State opera companies and the Australia Council regarding the form and timing of possible membership of the Major Organisations Fund. Final decisions will be influenced by the prevailing Budgetary situation, including the need to develop a strategy to address the previous Government's Budget deficit.