ABS to cut Arts and Sports from its collection of data The ABS is looking at cutting its support for collecting arts and sport data - as part of the expenditure reductions of $50 million over three years. As this opinion piece points out: without data we are not in a position to say anything meaningful about Australian sport, arts or not for profits. We will lack answers to questions that range from the most straightforward – how many sports, arts or not-for-profit organisations are there in Australia? – to more complex ones, such as how does one assess the cumulative social and economic impact of these important sectors. Read more: theconversation/we-need-abs-arts-and-sports-data-to-understand-our-culture-30255
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 04:55:43 +0000